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Väse
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Urban area in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County

Väse

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1

Facts

MunicipalityKarlstad
CountyVärmland County
Population566
Area84 ha
SCB code1780TB114

2

Place profile

44/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
27/100
Quiet surroundings
69/100
Rurality
35/100
Urbanity
50/100
Family friendliness
60/100
Senior friendliness
15/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water840 m
  • Distance to farmland280 m
  • Distance to shoreline840 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway260 m
  • Distance to industry9.9 km
  • Distance to power line3.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store940 m
  • Distance to school370 m
  • Distance to train station320 m

Median across 252 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 590–467
  • 835–953
  • 6110–1462
  • 4815–1940
  • 3020–2423
  • 4725–2941
  • 6030–3470
  • 8535–3976
  • 6440–4462
  • 6745–4945
  • 5450–5441
  • 8255–5968
  • 6460–6468
  • 8365–6962
  • 7870–7460
  • 5475–7962
  • 6680+61

Men 1,085Women 961

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,123 (55 %)
  • Married661 (32 %)
  • Divorced182 (9 %)
  • Widowed72 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Väse, 2,046 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 566 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 43 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 54 min
  • Municipal seat20 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 ha2 km
  • Panken141 ha2.2 km
  • Gapern2,003 ha11.8 km
  • Mellsjötjärnet37 ha14.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone18 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land9 in the locality180 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.9 km
  • Natura 20006.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3.2 km
  • Water protection area17.4 km
  • Habitat protection2.2 km
  • National conservation interest1.9 km
  • National heritage interest2.1 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality240 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality580 m
  • Police station16.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter13 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.7 km
  • Swimming pool10.6 km
  • Campsite14.8 km
  • Hiking trail10.5 km
  • Cycle trail830 m
  • Floodlit track16.2 km
  • Birding site22.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality200 m
  • Café15.5 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality850 m
  • Library10.6 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality220 m
  • Hotel15 km
  • Care home1 in the locality160 m
  • Recycling centre14.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road630 m
  • Railway3.4 km
  • Power line3.5 km
  • Wind turbine5.9 km
  • Mobile mast6.4 km
  • Military area35.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.2 km
  • Mine37.8 km
  • Quarry4.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.4 km
  • Church1 in the locality370 m
  • Community hall14.7 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 Väse.