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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water370 m
- Distance to farmland380 m
- Distance to shoreline370 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2.1 km
- Distance to industry240 m
- Distance to power line600 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store770 m
- Distance to school740 m
- Distance to train station2.1 km
Median across 1,198 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 720–476
- 915–993
- 10610–1499
- 10615–1992
- 10320–2485
- 11625–2979
- 11130–3488
- 11335–39110
- 8340–4496
- 9145–4992
- 9950–5497
- 10955–59101
- 9760–6494
- 9465–6986
- 8570–7498
- 9075–7997
- 11780+212
Men 1,683Women 1,695
Marital status
- Unmarried1,918 (57 %)
- Married853 (25 %)
- Divorced350 (10 %)
- Widowed235 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Årjäng, 3,378 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 3,328 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 14 min
- Gothenburg3 h 35 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
- Västra Silen4,774 ha930 m
- Slomtjärnen7 ha1.6 km
- Strandtjärnet7 ha2.2 km
- Furskogstjärnet33 ha2.7 km
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Associations and activities
- Astma- och Allergiföreningen Årjäng m.fl.Stödjande verksamhetOther
- Årjängs sändaramatörerOther
- Equmenia ÅrjängscoutkårOutdoor life
- Friluftsfrämjandet ÅrjängFriluftsverksamhetOutdoor life
- Hyresgästföreningen ÅrjängOutdoor life
- Årjängs BåtsällskapBåtlivOutdoor life
- Årjängs OrienteringsklubbOrienteringOutdoor life
- Årjängs AtletklubbAllmän idrottSports
- Årjängs Bad & FriskvårdscentersporthallSports
- Årjängs BrukshundsklubbLokaluthyrningSports
- Årjängs GolfklubbGolfSports
- Årjängs IdrottsföreningFotbollSports
- Årjängs MotorklubbMotorsportSports
- Årjängs SlalombackesporthallSports
- Årjängs SlalomklubbSkidor - slalomSports
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.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone8 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.2 km
- Potentially contaminated land48 in the locality170 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve7.4 km
- Natura 200019.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.7 km
- Water protection area1.8 km
- Habitat protection1.6 km
- National conservation interest10.6 km
- National heritage interest16.2 km
Services & safety
- School7 in the locality200 m
- Fire station1 in the locality1.2 km
- Police station39.8 km
- Civil defence shelter2 in the locality700 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4 km
- Swimming pool6 in the locality110 m
- Campsite3 in the locality840 m
- Hiking trail9.6 km
- Cycle trail430 m
- Floodlit track23.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant9 in the locality400 m
- Café2 in the locality570 m
- Petrol station5 in the locality850 m
- Library1 in the locality640 m
- Sports hall4 in the locality230 m
- Hotel1 in the locality790 m
- Care home1 in the locality850 m
- Recycling centre18.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road820 m
- Railway2.1 km
- Power line610 m
- Wind turbine4.6 km
- Mobile mast2.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)33.6 km
- Mine17.2 km
- Quarry4.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3 in the locality730 m
- Church3 in the locality360 m
- Community hall1 in the locality550 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
- Population9,825
- Median income391,200 kr/yr
- Average age45.5 years