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Åshammar
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Small locality in Grums Municipality, Värmland County

Åshammar

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611 m from the locality centre · Larske · CC BY-SA 3.0
654 m from the locality centre · AleWi · CC BY-SA 4.0

1

Facts

MunicipalityGrums
CountyVärmland County
Population118
Area37 ha
SCB code1764SB114

2

Place profile

43/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
39/100
Quiet surroundings
58/100
Rurality
44/100
Urbanity
48/100
Family friendliness
34/100
Senior friendliness
32/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water1.6 km
  • Distance to farmland70 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.6 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway2.2 km
  • Distance to industry1.9 km
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.9 km
  • Distance to school2.7 km
  • Distance to train station3 km

Median across 55 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 660–453
  • 745–970
  • 9110–1468
  • 7515–1965
  • 3920–2438
  • 5225–2953
  • 8030–3472
  • 12035–3992
  • 6440–4467
  • 6845–4965
  • 9050–5489
  • 10555–59123
  • 14160–64122
  • 12165–69101
  • 11170–7495
  • 9175–7992
  • 12080+115

Men 1,508Women 1,380

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,375 (48 %)
  • Married1,089 (38 %)
  • Divorced276 (10 %)
  • Widowed149 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Åshammar, 2,888 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 118 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

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Driving time

  • Stockholm4 h 20 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 26 min
  • Municipal seat7 min

Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Portilasjön58 ha3.4 km
  • Långsjön427 ha4 km
  • Fisketjärnen36 ha4.5 km
  • Överudssjön211 ha5.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone5.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)11.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality230 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.6 km
  • Natura 200010.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.5 km
  • Water protection area8.5 km
  • Habitat protection1.5 km
  • National conservation interest10.4 km
  • National heritage interest5.4 km

Services & safety

  • School2.6 km
  • Fire station6.3 km
  • Police station3 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.5 km
  • Swimming pool4.6 km
  • Campsite8.2 km
  • Hiking trail7 km
  • Cycle trail2.2 km
  • Floodlit track20.1 km
  • Birding site26.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.9 km
  • Café13 km
  • Petrol station2.1 km
  • Library3 km
  • Sports hall2.1 km
  • Hotel3 km
  • Care home6.6 km
  • Recycling centre2.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.9 km
  • Railway2.4 km
  • Power line1.2 km
  • Wind turbine15.9 km
  • Mobile mast8.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.7 km
  • Mine34.7 km
  • Quarry3.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.1 km
  • Church1 in the locality610 m
  • Community hall3 km

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population9,004
  • Median income379,800 kr/yr
  • Average age45.9 years
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The figures describe Grums Municipality as a whole, not Åshammar.