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Edsvalla
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Urban area in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County

Edsvalla

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1

Facts

MunicipalityKarlstad
CountyVärmland County
Population701
Area93 ha
SCB code1780TB104

2

Place profile

36/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
35/100
Quiet surroundings
40/100
Rurality
52/100
Urbanity
31/100
Family friendliness
19/100
Senior friendliness
38/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water460 m
  • Distance to farmland260 m
  • Distance to shoreline460 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway250 m
  • Distance to industry370 m
  • Distance to power line410 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.3 km
  • Distance to school4 km
  • Distance to train station9.5 km

Median across 329 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 260–420
  • 295–923
  • 3210–1427
  • 3515–1930
  • 1720–2412
  • 3225–2918
  • 2530–3420
  • 3835–3926
  • 3640–4439
  • 3245–4925
  • 3350–5419
  • 2755–5930
  • 2960–6434
  • 5065–6945
  • 3270–7423
  • 1575–7922
  • 2680+33

Men 514Women 446

Marital status

  • Unmarried497 (52 %)
  • Married334 (35 %)
  • Divorced100 (10 %)
  • Widowed29 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Edsvalla, 960 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 701 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

  • Stockholm4 h 18 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 29 min
  • Municipal seat25 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

  • Varpnästjärnet45 ha5.5 km
  • Portilasjön58 ha6.2 km
  • Vänern544,536 ha8.9 km
  • Klacksjön38 ha9 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Edsvalla idrottsplatssporthallSports
  • PRO EdsvallapensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone1.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality230 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.1 km
  • Natura 200015.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.4 km
  • Water protection area3.9 km
  • Habitat protection800 m
  • National conservation interest4.7 km
  • National heritage interest4.5 km

Services & safety

  • School4.5 km
  • Fire station4.6 km
  • Police station10.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site9.3 km
  • Swimming pool6.4 km
  • Campsite11.8 km
  • Hiking trail5.1 km
  • Cycle trail810 m
  • Floodlit track12.7 km
  • Birding site24.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.5 km
  • Café9.8 km
  • Petrol station4.4 km
  • Library4.5 km
  • Sports hall1.3 km
  • Hotel10 km
  • Care home3.7 km
  • Recycling centre5.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.6 km
  • Railway510 m
  • Power line430 m
  • Wind turbine17.3 km
  • Mobile mast500 m
  • Military area42.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.1 km
  • Mine38.5 km
  • Quarry2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5 km
  • Church3.5 km
  • Community hall9.5 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

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