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Urban area in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County

Norsbron

1

Facts

MunicipalityKarlstad
CountyVärmland County
Population208
Area50 ha
SCB code1780TB108

2

Place profile

46/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
29/100
Quiet surroundings
44/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
43/100
Family friendliness
23/100
Senior friendliness
46/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest80 m
  • Distance to water160 m
  • Distance to farmland90 m
  • Distance to shoreline160 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway940 m
  • Distance to industry340 m
  • Distance to power line1.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.4 km
  • Distance to school1.8 km
  • Distance to train station8.6 km

Median across 94 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 510–437
  • 605–946
  • 4210–1464
  • 5115–1948
  • 3820–2432
  • 3925–2937
  • 7330–3453
  • 7535–3963
  • 4940–4446
  • 5445–4942
  • 6150–5463
  • 8055–5973
  • 7760–6462
  • 6465–6966
  • 5270–7444
  • 3975–7952
  • 4980+56

Men 954Women 884

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,032 (56 %)
  • Married528 (29 %)
  • Divorced207 (11 %)
  • Widowed72 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Norsbron, 1,838 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 208 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 13 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 29 min
  • Municipal seat20 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

  • Varpnästjärnet45 ha3.2 km
  • Vänern544,536 ha5.6 km
  • Portilasjön58 ha6.9 km
  • Södra Hyn363 ha11.9 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone860 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality400 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.1 km
  • Natura 200011.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.6 km
  • Water protection area1.1 km
  • Habitat protection560 m
  • National conservation interest2.4 km
  • National heritage interest1.4 km

Services & safety

  • School2.1 km
  • Fire station2.1 km
  • Police station8.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter1.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site7.6 km
  • Swimming pool3.5 km
  • Campsite7.6 km
  • Hiking trail5.9 km
  • Cycle trail210 m
  • Floodlit track11.8 km
  • Birding site20.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.9 km
  • Café11.4 km
  • Petrol station1.9 km
  • Library2 km
  • Sports hall4 km
  • Hotel11.1 km
  • Care home2.1 km
  • Recycling centre2.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road470 m
  • Railway1.5 km
  • Power line2.1 km
  • Wind turbine13.9 km
  • Mobile mast4.4 km
  • Military area44.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)640 m
  • Mine40.8 km
  • Quarry3.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 km
  • Church910 m
  • Community hall8.7 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

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