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Borgåsen
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Small locality in Årjäng Municipality, Värmland County

Borgåsen

1

Facts

MunicipalityÅrjäng
CountyVärmland County
Population78
Area58 ha
SCB code1765SB107

2

Place profile

6/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
45/100
Quiet surroundings
75/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
10/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water320 m
  • Distance to farmland20 m
  • Distance to shoreline320 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway5.5 km
  • Distance to industry6 km
  • Distance to power line4.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6.9 km
  • Distance to school5.7 km
  • Distance to train station5.6 km

Median across 67 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 510–453
  • 555–961
  • 5410–1456
  • 5915–1956
  • 4720–2431
  • 4425–2946
  • 6930–3462
  • 6135–3975
  • 5640–4455
  • 6345–4964
  • 8750–5470
  • 8855–5997
  • 10760–6489
  • 10965–6987
  • 8770–7476
  • 7975–7972
  • 9780+79

Men 1,213Women 1,129

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,195 (51 %)
  • Married873 (37 %)
  • Divorced184 (8 %)
  • Widowed101 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Borgåsen, 2,342 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 78 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 21 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 37 min
  • Municipal seat12 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

  • Stora Le615 ha280 m
  • Sundstabytjärnet9 ha1.4 km
  • Övre Blomsjön117 ha2 km
  • Norra Lundstjärnet8 ha2.6 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2.2 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve10.5 km
  • Natura 200017.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest360 m
  • Water protection area7.7 km
  • Habitat protection3.7 km
  • National conservation interest970 m
  • National heritage interest14.4 km

Services & safety

  • School6.1 km
  • Fire station5.8 km
  • Police station42.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site7.6 km
  • Swimming pool6.8 km
  • Campsite1.8 km
  • Hiking trail14.3 km
  • Cycle trail130 m
  • Floodlit track17.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.7 km
  • Café6.9 km
  • Petrol station6.5 km
  • Library6.9 km
  • Sports hall6.4 km
  • Hotel6.9 km
  • Care home6.7 km
  • Recycling centre23.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road5.7 km
  • Railway5.6 km
  • Power line5.2 km
  • Wind turbine2 km
  • Mobile mast5.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)40.5 km
  • Mine21.7 km
  • Quarry2.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.7 km
  • Church6.5 km
  • Community hall6.5 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 Borgåsen.