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Small locality in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County

Herrön

1

Facts

MunicipalityKarlstad
CountyVärmland County
Population88
Area16 ha
SCB code1780SB124

2

Place profile

44/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
47/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
35/100
Family friendliness
45/100
Senior friendliness
32/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water90 m
  • Distance to farmland160 m
  • Distance to shoreline90 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway580 m
  • Distance to industry850 m
  • Distance to power line1.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.8 km
  • Distance to school1.7 km
  • Distance to train station4.6 km

Median across 51 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 580–443
  • 735–986
  • 8110–1464
  • 5915–1971
  • 3420–2423
  • 2125–2922
  • 5430–3470
  • 6735–3963
  • 6040–4468
  • 6145–4959
  • 5550–5459
  • 5555–5941
  • 4960–6450
  • 4765–6939
  • 4970–7441
  • 3375–7946
  • 5680+69

Men 912Women 914

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,044 (57 %)
  • Married587 (32 %)
  • Divorced141 (8 %)
  • Widowed61 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Herrön, 1,826 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 88 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm3 h 54 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 46 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

  • Vänern544,536 ha2.1 km
  • Välsviktjärnet8 ha4.8 km
  • Alstern582 ha5.3 km
  • Kroppkärrssjön67 ha6 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone7.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.1 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4 km
  • Natura 20008.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest390 m
  • Water protection area11.6 km
  • Habitat protection960 m
  • National conservation interest4.1 km
  • National heritage interest2.8 km

Services & safety

  • School2 km
  • Fire station9.9 km
  • Police station9.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.6 km
  • Swimming pool5.2 km
  • Campsite10.2 km
  • Hiking trail960 m
  • Cycle trail1.2 km
  • Floodlit track5.3 km
  • Birding site15.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.4 km
  • Café4.6 km
  • Petrol station2 km
  • Library1.8 km
  • Sports hall2 km
  • Hotel7.2 km
  • Care home2.4 km
  • Recycling centre5.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.5 km
  • Railway1.5 km
  • Power line1.5 km
  • Wind turbine7.5 km
  • Mobile mast5.1 km
  • Military area33.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.2 km
  • Mine44.2 km
  • Quarry2.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.2 km
  • Church1.4 km
  • Community hall5.2 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 Herrön.