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Small locality in Årjäng Municipality, Värmland County

Älvhem

1

Facts

MunicipalityÅrjäng
CountyVärmland County
Population98
Area56 ha
SCB code1765SB112

2

Place profile

0/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
54/100
Quiet surroundings
77/100
Rurality
41/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Östen367 ha540 m
  • Halstjärnen14 ha3 km
  • Strömmesjön69 ha3.2 km
  • Römungen50 ha4.2 km

6

Nearest localities

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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
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The figures describe Årjäng Municipality as a whole, not Älvhem.