Älvhem
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water270 m
- Distance to farmland40 m
- Distance to shoreline270 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway30.8 km
- Distance to industry15.2 km
- Distance to power line15.5 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store15.5 km
- Distance to school15.8 km
- Distance to train station31.4 km
Median across 67 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 340–424
- 415–932
- 2910–1438
- 3415–1937
- 3920–2431
- 2725–2934
- 3530–3422
- 3435–3936
- 3840–4444
- 3245–4930
- 5250–5446
- 6155–5954
- 3960–6443
- 4165–6937
- 5070–7441
- 3375–7932
- 3280+50
Men 651Women 631
Marital status
- Unmarried671 (52 %)
- Married486 (38 %)
- Divorced69 (5 %)
- Widowed54 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Älvhem, 1,282 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 98 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 47 min
- Gothenburg4 h 7 min
- Municipal seat39 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.
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Lakes nearby
- Östen367 ha540 m
- Halstjärnen14 ha3 km
- Strömmesjön69 ha3.2 km
- Römungen50 ha4.2 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone17.6 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)13.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality310 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.5 km
- Natura 20003.5 km
- National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
- Water protection area18.1 km
- Habitat protection2.7 km
- National conservation interest1.4 km
- National heritage interest31.1 km
Services & safety
- School15.7 km
- Fire station17.8 km
- Police station36.1 km
- Civil defence shelter30 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.7 km
- Swimming pool16 km
- Campsite2.5 km
- Hiking trail14.3 km
- Cycle trail15.1 km
- Floodlit track18.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant15.2 km
- Café14.8 km
- Petrol station15.4 km
- Library15.3 km
- Sports hall14.5 km
- Hotel15.4 km
- Care home18.4 km
- Recycling centre23 km
Disturbance
- Major road15.4 km
- Railway30.9 km
- Power line15.4 km
- Wind turbine8.2 km
- Mobile mast6.9 km
- Military area42.5 km
Below ground
- Mine21 km
- Quarry14.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark7.4 km
- Church1.2 km
- Community hall30.7 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
The figures describe Årjäng Municipality as a whole, not Älvhem.