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Small locality in Kristinehamn Municipality, Värmland County

Torpa

1

Facts

MunicipalityKristinehamn
CountyVärmland County
Population59
Area25 ha
SCB code1781SB110

2

Place profile

14/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
57/100
Rurality
44/100
Urbanity
21/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water350 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline350 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway12.1 km
  • Distance to industry1.7 km
  • Distance to power line860 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.2 km
  • Distance to school10.9 km
  • Distance to train station7.2 km

Median across 47 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 360–442
  • 535–940
  • 5810–1432
  • 5015–1946
  • 4020–2420
  • 2625–2932
  • 5030–3451
  • 5535–3947
  • 4940–4441
  • 4445–4944
  • 6950–5458
  • 6455–5971
  • 9460–6483
  • 9865–6982
  • 8670–7480
  • 7575–7967
  • 7480+95

Men 1,021Women 931

Marital status

  • Unmarried906 (47 %)
  • Married705 (36 %)
  • Divorced216 (11 %)
  • Widowed118 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Torpa, 1,952 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 59 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 48 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 19 min
  • Malmö5 h 58 min
  • Municipal seat23 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

  • Ämtsjön14 ha4.8 km
  • Dammen7 ha5.8 km
  • Däveln25 ha6.2 km
  • Vänern544,536 ha7.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone10.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land390 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2 km
  • Natura 20005.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest8.7 km
  • Water protection area1.2 km
  • Habitat protection6.7 km
  • National conservation interest1 km
  • National heritage interest690 m

Services & safety

  • School10.7 km
  • Fire station10.9 km
  • Police station18 km
  • Civil defence shelter10.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.9 km
  • Swimming pool27.8 km
  • Campsite10.7 km
  • Hiking trail7.8 km
  • Cycle trail3.9 km
  • Ski trail46.7 km
  • Floodlit track37.1 km
  • Birding site6.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant11.2 km
  • Café5.5 km
  • Petrol station2.2 km
  • Library18.7 km
  • Sports hall10.8 km
  • Hotel10.9 km
  • Care home19.3 km
  • Recycling centre17.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.7 km
  • Railway12 km
  • Power line1.3 km
  • Wind turbine2.3 km
  • Mobile mast10.4 km
  • Military area30.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)15.9 km
  • Mine27.2 km
  • Quarry5.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4 km
  • Church1.3 km
  • Community hall18.3 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

  • Population23,756
  • Median income374,400 kr/yr
  • Average age46.5 years
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The figures describe Kristinehamn Municipality as a whole, not Torpa.