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Hagfors
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Urban area in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County

Hagfors

1

Facts

MunicipalityHagfors
CountyVärmland County
Population4,731
Area656 ha
SCB code1783TC104

2

Place profile

66/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
42/100
Quiet surroundings
36/100
Rurality
56/100
Urbanity
64/100
Family friendliness
64/100
Senior friendliness
77/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water340 m
  • Distance to farmland420 m
  • Distance to shoreline340 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway30.5 km
  • Distance to industry430 m
  • Distance to power line600 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store530 m
  • Distance to school1.3 km
  • Distance to train station30.7 km

Median across 1,648 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 910–489
  • 935–996
  • 12510–14102
  • 11215–19131
  • 13720–24114
  • 13125–2984
  • 17330–34120
  • 15835–39120
  • 12440–44109
  • 9445–49126
  • 13850–54137
  • 15255–59120
  • 18660–64181
  • 15265–69166
  • 16570–74151
  • 15375–79158
  • 18580+291

Men 2,369Women 2,295

Marital status

  • Unmarried2,498 (54 %)
  • Married1,266 (27 %)
  • Divorced552 (12 %)
  • Widowed352 (8 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Hagfors, 4,664 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,731 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 52 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 48 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

  • Värmullen145 ha280 m
  • Västra Görsjön15 ha3.9 km
  • Östra Görsjön55 ha4.3 km
  • Rådasjön1,100 ha4.5 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.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone6.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)13 km
  • Potentially contaminated land48 in the locality130 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve730 m
  • Natura 20008.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.4 km
  • Water protection area2.4 km
  • Habitat protection13.2 km
  • National conservation interest4 km
  • National heritage interest3.9 km

Services & safety

  • School10 in the locality570 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality130 m
  • Police station1 in the locality700 m
  • Civil defence shelter70 in the locality120 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.4 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality570 m
  • Campsite1 in the locality970 m
  • Hiking trail690 m
  • Cycle trail70 m
  • Geologically notable site36.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant9 in the locality210 m
  • Café2 in the locality590 m
  • Petrol station3 in the locality1.2 km
  • Library1 in the locality590 m
  • Sports hall9 in the locality590 m
  • Hotel1 in the locality840 m
  • Care home40.1 km
  • Recycling centre2.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road640 m
  • Railway30.6 km
  • Power line140 m
  • Wind turbine36.1 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Military area29.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)25.8 km
  • Mine14.1 km
  • Quarry1 in the locality1.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3 in the locality810 m
  • Church3 in the locality380 m
  • Community hall11.7 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

  • Population11,418
  • Median income370,800 kr/yr
  • Average age48.8 years
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