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Vålberg
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water500 m
- Distance to farmland360 m
- Distance to shoreline500 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway270 m
- Distance to industry510 m
- Distance to power line800 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store800 m
- Distance to school970 m
- Distance to train station5.9 km
Median across 1,135 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1240–4102
- 1445–9139
- 12410–14162
- 14715–19135
- 11520–2490
- 11125–29109
- 17630–34158
- 20935–39147
- 15140–44128
- 14445–49146
- 16750–54178
- 19155–59194
- 21260–64180
- 18765–69161
- 16470–74136
- 13775–79161
- 19180+256
Men 2,694Women 2,582
Marital status
- Unmarried2,797 (53 %)
- Married1,638 (31 %)
- Divorced597 (11 %)
- Widowed264 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Vålberg, 5,276 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,764 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 26 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
- Vänern544,536 ha3.7 km
- Portilasjön58 ha4.8 km
- Varpnästjärnet45 ha5.8 km
- Långsjön427 ha6.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Vålbergs bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- PRO VålbergpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone1.2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)7.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land16 in the locality350 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve920 m
- Natura 200010.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest5.1 km
- Water protection area1.3 km
- Habitat protection710 m
- National conservation interest5.1 km
- National heritage interest560 m
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality670 m
- Fire station1 in the locality660 m
- Police station6 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality1.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site6.5 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality1.3 km
- Campsite7.7 km
- Hiking trail9.3 km
- Cycle trail1.5 km
- Floodlit track14.4 km
- Birding site22.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3 in the locality760 m
- Café14.7 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality880 m
- Library1 in the locality790 m
- Sports hall1 in the locality1.6 km
- Hotel8.4 km
- Care home1 in the locality1.4 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality730 m
Disturbance
- Major road330 m
- Railway550 m
- Power line50 m
- Wind turbine15.6 km
- Mobile mast5.1 km
- Military area47.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 in the locality900 m
- Mine38.8 km
- Quarry3.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark830 m
- Church3.4 km
- Community hall6.1 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
The figures describe Karlstad Municipality as a whole, not Vålberg.