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Small locality in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County

Blombacka

1

Facts

MunicipalityKarlstad
CountyVärmland County
Population181
Area84 ha
SCB code1780SB102

2

Place profile

22/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
48/100
Quiet surroundings
64/100
Rurality
45/100
Urbanity
8/100
Family friendliness
19/100
Senior friendliness
32/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water390 m
  • Distance to farmland150 m
  • Distance to shoreline390 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway110 m
  • Distance to industry2.7 km
  • Distance to power line2.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.1 km
  • Distance to school3.9 km
  • Distance to train station25.5 km

Median across 153 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 400–440
  • 585–948
  • 6510–1467
  • 4915–1951
  • 5020–2437
  • 4325–2945
  • 6230–3462
  • 7235–3981
  • 7240–4462
  • 6945–4948
  • 6550–5468
  • 5855–5979
  • 7060–6470
  • 6865–6952
  • 6370–7462
  • 5375–7956
  • 9180+152

Men 1,048Women 1,080

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,148 (54 %)
  • Married595 (28 %)
  • Divorced241 (11 %)
  • Widowed145 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Blombacka, 2,128 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 181 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm4 h 10 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 7 min
  • Municipal seat33 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

  • Borssjön369 ha900 m
  • Åstorpstjärnen7 ha1.9 km
  • Stora Böckeln135 ha3 km
  • Acksjön130 ha3.2 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone13.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality60 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.4 km
  • Natura 20005.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest16.9 km
  • Water protection area5 km
  • Habitat protection3.4 km
  • National conservation interest2.5 km
  • National heritage interest14.3 km

Services & safety

  • School3.7 km
  • Fire station17.8 km
  • Police station19.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.7 km
  • Swimming pool15.9 km
  • Campsite5.2 km
  • Hiking trail4 km
  • Cycle trail16.8 km
  • Floodlit track25.4 km
  • Birding site39.7 km
  • Geologically notable site37.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.5 km
  • Café5.1 km
  • Petrol station2.8 km
  • Library14.1 km
  • Sports hall4 km
  • Hotel14.4 km
  • Care home3.8 km
  • Recycling centre2.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road440 m
  • Railway480 m
  • Power line2 km
  • Wind turbine6.5 km
  • Mobile mast1.3 km
  • Military area10 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)11.6 km
  • Mine26.7 km
  • Quarry2.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.9 km
  • Church3.4 km
  • Community hall14.1 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

  • Population98,084
  • Median income387,800 kr/yr
  • Average age42.0 years
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The figures describe Karlstad Municipality as a whole, not Blombacka.