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Holmedal
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Small locality in Årjäng Municipality, Värmland County

Holmedal

1

Facts

MunicipalityÅrjäng
CountyVärmland County
Population50
Area31 ha
SCB code1765SB106

2

Place profile

8/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
49/100
Quiet surroundings
70/100
Rurality
41/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
15/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water180 m
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline180 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway13.7 km
  • Distance to industry6.2 km
  • Distance to power line1.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store7.3 km
  • Distance to school290 m
  • Distance to train station13.8 km

Median across 32 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 330–436
  • 425–945
  • 3510–1433
  • 3315–1934
  • 2720–2422
  • 2825–2930
  • 4830–3444
  • 4535–3954
  • 3940–4438
  • 3945–4936
  • 5150–5443
  • 4855–5962
  • 7160–6456
  • 7365–6953
  • 4570–7438
  • 4775–7933
  • 4380+41

Men 747Women 698

Marital status

  • Unmarried775 (54 %)
  • Married492 (34 %)
  • Divorced123 (8 %)
  • Widowed58 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Holmedal, 1,445 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 50 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 23 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 43 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

  • Holmedalssjön113 ha400 m
  • Lianetjärnet8 ha1.4 km
  • Grässjön31 ha1.9 km
  • Djuptjärnen7 ha2.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Equmenia Holmedal och BlomskogscoutkårOutdoor life
  • Holmedals HembygdsgårdhembygdsgardLocal heritage
  • Holmedals HembygdsgårdmuseumCulture
  • Equmenia Holmedal-BlomskogFriluftsverksamhetReligion
  • Holmedals Kyrkliga ArbetskretsKulturverksamhetReligion
  • Holmedals kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • SPF Holmedal ÅrjängKulturverksamhetSocial

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone4.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality170 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.8 km
  • Natura 20009.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3 km
  • Water protection area13.1 km
  • Habitat protection2 km
  • National conservation interest4.6 km
  • National heritage interest22.8 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality550 m
  • Fire station12.8 km
  • Police station41.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter13.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.2 km
  • Swimming pool14 km
  • Campsite6.4 km
  • Hiking trail15.6 km
  • Cycle trail180 m
  • Floodlit track11.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant7.5 km
  • Café13.7 km
  • Petrol station7.3 km
  • Library7.7 km
  • Sports hall7.4 km
  • Hotel7 km
  • Care home13.3 km
  • Recycling centre23.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road310 m
  • Railway13.8 km
  • Power line1.1 km
  • Wind turbine6.4 km
  • Mobile mast11.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)43.4 km
  • Mine30.6 km
  • Quarry4.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality400 m
  • Church1 in the locality330 m
  • Community hall13.8 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 Holmedal.