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Small locality in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County

Spånga

1

Facts

MunicipalityKarlstad
CountyVärmland County
Population182
Area37 ha
SCB code1780SB131

2

Place profile

35/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
57/100
Quiet surroundings
53/100
Rurality
55/100
Urbanity
32/100
Family friendliness
44/100
Senior friendliness
21/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water200 m
  • Distance to farmland300 m
  • Distance to shoreline200 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway100 m
  • Distance to industry540 m
  • Distance to power line930 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.6 km
  • Distance to school1.8 km
  • Distance to train station7.3 km

Median across 114 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 370–457
  • 515–945
  • 5010–1439
  • 4815–1935
  • 2220–249
  • 1125–2913
  • 4330–3451
  • 5335–3946
  • 5340–4445
  • 4245–4938
  • 5050–5446
  • 7455–5949
  • 5960–6439
  • 4065–6939
  • 3170–7423
  • 3175–7919
  • 3580+17

Men 730Women 610

Marital status

  • Unmarried729 (55 %)
  • Married460 (35 %)
  • Divorced108 (8 %)
  • Widowed31 (2 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Spånga, 1,340 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 182 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 49 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 47 min
  • Municipal seat13 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 ha3.9 km
  • Panken141 ha6.4 km
  • Gapern2,003 ha6.4 km
  • Mellsjötjärnet37 ha8.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land660 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.4 km
  • Natura 200010.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest470 m
  • Water protection area14.1 km
  • Habitat protection3.3 km
  • National conservation interest6 km
  • National heritage interest4.8 km

Services & safety

  • School1.2 km
  • Fire station9.1 km
  • Police station12.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality380 m
  • Swimming pool6.5 km
  • Campsite12.9 km
  • Hiking trail3.5 km
  • Cycle trail440 m
  • Floodlit track7.5 km
  • Birding site18.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.1 km
  • Café6.8 km
  • Petrol station1.4 km
  • Library1.5 km
  • Sports hall1.9 km
  • Hotel9.6 km
  • Care home1.2 km
  • Recycling centre8.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.1 km
  • Railway510 m
  • Power line1.2 km
  • Wind turbine7.5 km
  • Mobile mast7.8 km
  • Military area31.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)530 m
  • Mine41.3 km
  • Quarry4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.6 km
  • Church1.6 km
  • Community hall7.5 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 Spånga.