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Small locality in Årjäng Municipality, Värmland County

Ägenbäck

1

Facts

MunicipalityÅrjäng
CountyVärmland County
Population71
Area56 ha
SCB code1765SB115

2

Place profile

6/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
48/100
Quiet surroundings
77/100
Rurality
40/100
Urbanity
10/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water370 m
  • Distance to farmland20 m
  • Distance to shoreline370 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway5.9 km
  • Distance to industry6.9 km
  • Distance to power line3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store7.8 km
  • Distance to school6.3 km
  • Distance to train station6.1 km

Median across 58 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 180–417
  • 135–916
  • 1910–1423
  • 2615–1922
  • 2020–249
  • 1625–2916
  • 2130–3418
  • 1635–3921
  • 1740–4417
  • 2445–4928
  • 3650–5427
  • 4055–5935
  • 3660–6433
  • 3665–6934
  • 4270–7438
  • 3275–7939
  • 5480+38

Men 466Women 431

Marital status

  • Unmarried420 (46 %)
  • Married381 (42 %)
  • Divorced61 (7 %)
  • Widowed43 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Ägenbäck, 897 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 71 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

  • Stockholm5 h 25 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 34 min
  • Municipal seat15 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

  • Övre Blomsjön117 ha290 m
  • Sundstabytjärnet9 ha860 m
  • Lystjärnen19 ha1.7 km
  • Stora Le615 ha2 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2.3 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve8.7 km
  • Natura 200020.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.6 km
  • Water protection area9.2 km
  • Habitat protection6.6 km
  • National conservation interest3 km
  • National heritage interest11.6 km

Services & safety

  • School11.1 km
  • Fire station7.1 km
  • Police station40.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site8.2 km
  • Swimming pool7.8 km
  • Campsite3.8 km
  • Hiking trail16.5 km
  • Cycle trail260 m
  • Floodlit track18.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8 km
  • Café8 km
  • Petrol station8 km
  • Library8.1 km
  • Sports hall8 km
  • Hotel8.2 km
  • Care home7.9 km
  • Recycling centre21.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road6 km
  • Railway5.8 km
  • Power line2.7 km
  • Wind turbine2.6 km
  • Mobile mast9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)40.4 km
  • Mine20.3 km
  • Quarry2.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark9 km
  • Church7.3 km
  • Community hall7.3 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

  • Population9,825
  • Median income391,200 kr/yr
  • Average age45.5 years
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The figures describe Årjäng Municipality as a whole, not Ägenbäck.