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Grums
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Urban area in Grums Municipality, Värmland County

Grums

1

Facts

MunicipalityGrums
CountyVärmland County
Population4,975
Area528 ha
SCB code1764TC102

2

Place profile

57/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
33/100
Quiet surroundings
44/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
61/100
Family friendliness
58/100
Senior friendliness
38/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water780 m
  • Distance to farmland1.4 km
  • Distance to shoreline780 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway460 m
  • Distance to industry430 m
  • Distance to power line940 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store800 m
  • Distance to school650 m
  • Distance to train station1.5 km

Median across 1,623 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1110–497
  • 1465–9125
  • 12810–14149
  • 13815–19149
  • 11120–2493
  • 11025–2999
  • 16430–34170
  • 18435–39156
  • 15440–44124
  • 12645–49115
  • 14950–54145
  • 17655–59163
  • 16660–64136
  • 12565–69140
  • 13170–74162
  • 15775–79167
  • 18080+270

Men 2,456Women 2,460

Marital status

  • Unmarried2,708 (55 %)
  • Married1,364 (28 %)
  • Divorced549 (11 %)
  • Widowed285 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Grums, 4,916 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,975 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 19 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 18 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

  • Vänern544,536 ha3.7 km
  • Portilasjön58 ha6.2 km
  • Långsjön427 ha7.2 km
  • Fisketjärnen36 ha7.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone4.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)13.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land31 in the locality70 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.8 km
  • Natura 20007.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.9 km
  • Water protection area5.4 km
  • Habitat protection3.1 km
  • National conservation interest7.3 km
  • National heritage interest4.4 km

Services & safety

  • School8 in the locality10 m
  • Fire station7 km
  • Police station1 in the locality300 m
  • Civil defence shelter40 in the locality40 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.4 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality2 km
  • Campsite8.1 km
  • Hiking trail8.1 km
  • Cycle trail4.6 km
  • Floodlit track20 km
  • Birding site24 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6 in the locality110 m
  • Café10.6 km
  • Petrol station2 in the locality1.1 km
  • Library1 in the locality330 m
  • Sports hall2 in the locality520 m
  • Hotel5.3 km
  • Care home7.6 km
  • Recycling centre2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road80 m
  • Railway1.4 km
  • Power line850 m
  • Wind turbine14.7 km
  • Mobile mast11 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6 in the locality780 m
  • Mine37.2 km
  • Quarry3.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality1.8 km
  • Church1 in the locality230 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality220 m

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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