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Small locality in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County

Rud

1

Facts

MunicipalityKarlstad
CountyVärmland County
Population90
Area20 ha
SCB code1780SB138

2

Place profile

38/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
42/100
Quiet surroundings
47/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
30/100
Family friendliness
22/100
Senior friendliness
34/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water820 m
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline820 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway3.3 km
  • Distance to industry2.2 km
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.7 km
  • Distance to school2.9 km
  • Distance to train station8.7 km

Median across 40 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 380–438
  • 365–959
  • 5410–1451
  • 4615–1934
  • 3220–2421
  • 2525–2933
  • 4630–3442
  • 6735–3946
  • 5340–4458
  • 5545–4944
  • 3850–5451
  • 5855–5947
  • 5960–6450
  • 4165–6944
  • 3770–7431
  • 3375–7928
  • 4380+39

Men 761Women 716

Marital status

  • Unmarried823 (56 %)
  • Married504 (34 %)
  • Divorced103 (7 %)
  • Widowed45 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Rud, 1,477 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 90 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 8 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 48 min
  • Municipal seat16 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

  • Farsjön18 ha1.8 km
  • Södra Hyn363 ha2.6 km
  • Acksjön68 ha3.4 km
  • Ilandasjön13 ha3.9 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone320 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality230 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.2 km
  • Natura 200011.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6.2 km
  • Water protection area3.1 km
  • Habitat protection4.5 km
  • National conservation interest930 m
  • National heritage interest5.1 km

Services & safety

  • School2.9 km
  • Fire station8.1 km
  • Police station7.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.2 km
  • Swimming pool5.7 km
  • Campsite10.7 km
  • Hiking trail2.5 km
  • Cycle trail3.5 km
  • Floodlit track4.9 km
  • Birding site21.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 km
  • Café7.2 km
  • Petrol station3.7 km
  • Library3.5 km
  • Sports hall4.7 km
  • Hotel5.6 km
  • Care home7.1 km
  • Recycling centre8.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road180 m
  • Railway4.3 km
  • Power line1.2 km
  • Wind turbine15.3 km
  • Mobile mast4.9 km
  • Military area31.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.3 km
  • Mine49.2 km
  • Quarry5.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4 km
  • Church1.9 km
  • Community hall6.4 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 Rud.