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Vallargärdet
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Urban area in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County

Vallargärdet

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1

Facts

MunicipalityKarlstad
CountyVärmland County
Population580
Area126 ha
SCB code1780TB112

2

Place profile

30/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
34/100
Quiet surroundings
58/100
Rurality
44/100
Urbanity
23/100
Family friendliness
43/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water320 m
  • Distance to farmland100 m
  • Distance to shoreline320 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway8.2 km
  • Distance to industry6.9 km
  • Distance to power line1.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store820 m
  • Distance to school780 m
  • Distance to train station9.3 km

Median across 256 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 320–428
  • 365–933
  • 3610–1435
  • 5415–1945
  • 1820–2410
  • 925–296
  • 1430–3424
  • 4535–3943
  • 2840–4434
  • 2845–4924
  • 4350–5446
  • 3555–5940
  • 4260–6435
  • 2765–6917
  • 2170–7417
  • 1075–7916
  • 2080+18

Men 498Women 471

Marital status

  • Unmarried535 (55 %)
  • Married344 (36 %)
  • Divorced69 (7 %)
  • Widowed17 (2 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Vallargärdet, 969 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 580 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 2 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 45 min
  • Municipal seat11 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

  • Alstern582 ha1 km
  • Gapern2,003 ha4 km
  • Samstorptjärnet65 ha4.6 km
  • Sjöstadtjärnet25 ha5.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone7.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality70 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.7 km
  • Natura 200012.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest770 m
  • Water protection area10.1 km
  • Habitat protection3.9 km
  • National conservation interest7.4 km
  • National heritage interest520 m

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality790 m
  • Fire station9 km
  • Police station8.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.8 km
  • Swimming pool7.8 km
  • Campsite12.2 km
  • Hiking trail660 m
  • Cycle trail500 m
  • Floodlit track6.2 km
  • Birding site21.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.7 km
  • Café7.3 km
  • Petrol station7.9 km
  • Library7.3 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality460 m
  • Hotel8.2 km
  • Care home8 km
  • Recycling centre9.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road860 m
  • Railway8.5 km
  • Power line1.1 km
  • Wind turbine16.8 km
  • Mobile mast1 km
  • Military area27.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.6 km
  • Mine42.9 km
  • Quarry7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4 km
  • Church1 in the locality1.3 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality1 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 Vallargärdet.