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Vång
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Small locality in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County

Vång

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1

Facts

MunicipalityKarlstad
CountyVärmland County
Population162
Area61 ha
SCB code1780SB125

2

Place profile

7/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
41/100
Quiet surroundings
63/100
Rurality
40/100
Urbanity
9/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water2 km
  • Distance to farmland50 m
  • Distance to shoreline2 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway4.2 km
  • Distance to industry4.3 km
  • Distance to power line1.8 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.4 km
  • Distance to school5.6 km
  • Distance to train station9.3 km

Median across 72 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 Vång, 1,340 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 162 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

  • Stockholm3 h 51 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 50 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.

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Lakes nearby

  • Gapern2,003 ha3.5 km
  • Panken141 ha4.8 km
  • Mellsjötjärnet37 ha6.4 km
  • Vänern544,536 ha7.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone13.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.7 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve8.1 km
  • Natura 200012.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3.9 km
  • Water protection area17 km
  • Habitat protection3.1 km
  • National conservation interest4.5 km
  • National heritage interest4.3 km

Services & safety

  • School4.5 km
  • Fire station8.3 km
  • Police station15.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter9.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.9 km
  • Swimming pool3 km
  • Campsite16.4 km
  • Hiking trail7.3 km
  • Cycle trail2.9 km
  • Floodlit track10.7 km
  • Birding site22.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.6 km
  • Café9.9 km
  • Petrol station4.8 km
  • Library5 km
  • Sports hall5.1 km
  • Hotel12.7 km
  • Care home4.4 km
  • Recycling centre11.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.7 km
  • Railway3.7 km
  • Power line1.2 km
  • Wind turbine9.4 km
  • Mobile mast4.8 km
  • Military area28.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)790 m
  • Mine37.6 km
  • Quarry3.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.8 km
  • Church2.4 km
  • Community hall10.6 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 Vång.