Facts

MunicipalityÅrjäng

CountyVärmland County

Population106

Area135 ha

SCB code1765SB101

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Place profile

11/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

64/100

Quiet surroundings

72/100

Rurality

49/100

Urbanity

31/100

Family friendliness

18/100

Senior friendliness

17/100

Nature

Distance to forest20 m
Distance to water160 m
Distance to farmland340 m
Distance to shoreline160 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway8.2 km
Distance to industry14.5 km
Distance to power line2.2 km

Services

Distance to grocery store830 m
Distance to school13.6 km
Distance to train station13.5 km

Median across 273 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

180–417
135–916
1910–1423
2615–1922
2020–249
1625–2916
2130–3418
1635–3921
1740–4417
2445–4928
3650–5427
4055–5935
3660–6433
3665–6934
4270–7438
3275–7939
5480+38

Men 466Women 431

Marital status

Unmarried420 (46 %)
Married381 (42 %)
Divorced61 (7 %)
Widowed43 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Lennartsfors, 897 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 106 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 37 min
Gothenburg3 h 25 min
Municipal seat27 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

Lelång5,486 ha290 m
Mösjön12 ha2.3 km
Stora Le12,877 ha2.7 km
Skårdalsvattnet64 ha2.7 km

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Nearest localities

Ägenbäck71 inhabitants7.5 km
Borgåsen78 inhabitants10.1 km
Årjäng3,328 inhabitants13.1 km
Stommen54 inhabitants15.6 km
Gustavsfors103 inhabitants17.1 km
Holmedal50 inhabitants17.7 km

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Associations and activities

Lennartsfors ViltvårdsområdeViltvårdOther

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 zone1.2 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)4.9 km
Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality600 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve5.1 km
Natura 200023.9 km
National outdoor-recreation interest1 km
Water protection area16.8 km
Habitat protection2.2 km
National conservation interest750 m
National heritage interest4.9 km

Services & safety

School14.6 km
Fire station14.8 km
Police station35.9 km
Civil defence shelter15.6 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site1 in the locality1.1 km
Swimming pool14.5 km
Campsite1.5 km
Hiking trail8.2 km
Cycle trail590 m
Floodlit track20.9 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant14.5 km
Café2 in the locality700 m
Petrol station1 in the locality700 m
Library15.6 km
Sports hall14.5 km
Hotel15.7 km
Care home15.5 km
Recycling centre17.7 km

Disturbance

Major road11.2 km
Railway7.6 km
Power line2.5 km
Wind turbine9.1 km
Mobile mast2.1 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)35.4 km
Mine20.9 km
Quarry7 km

Culture

Museum or landmark6 km
Church3.4 km
Community hall14.7 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 Lennartsfors.