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Small locality in Arvika Municipality, Värmland County

Ålgården

1

Facts

MunicipalityArvika
CountyVärmland County
Population73
Area48 ha
SCB code1784SB118

2

Place profile

38/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
60/100
Quiet surroundings
50/100
Rurality
57/100
Urbanity
23/100
Family friendliness
31/100
Senior friendliness
39/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest10 m
  • Distance to water180 m
  • Distance to farmland170 m
  • Distance to shoreline180 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway2.4 km
  • Distance to industry2.2 km
  • Distance to power line1.9 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.8 km
  • Distance to school4 km
  • Distance to train station5.2 km

Median across 44 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 340–422
  • 415–949
  • 5510–1433
  • 5015–1943
  • 2220–2417
  • 1925–2921
  • 4130–3428
  • 4135–3939
  • 3540–4441
  • 4045–4937
  • 4550–5443
  • 5355–5939
  • 4660–6443
  • 4265–6957
  • 5470–7453
  • 5975–7948
  • 4380+38

Men 720Women 651

Marital status

  • Unmarried711 (52 %)
  • Married508 (37 %)
  • Divorced106 (8 %)
  • Widowed45 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Ålgården, 1,371 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 73 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm4 h 56 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 2 min
  • Municipal seat6 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

  • Ullen129 ha30 m
  • Bålgårdstjärnet14 ha1.3 km
  • Östra Mjögsjön41 ha1.5 km
  • Racken594 ha2.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone4.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land750 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.9 km
  • Natura 20004.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest16.2 km
  • Water protection area1.7 km
  • Habitat protection4.7 km
  • National conservation interest9.7 km
  • National heritage interest5.2 km

Services & safety

  • School3.8 km
  • Fire station5.1 km
  • Police station4.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.7 km
  • Swimming pool4.4 km
  • Campsite6.1 km
  • Hiking trail2.4 km
  • Cycle trail870 m
  • Floodlit track2.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.9 km
  • Café4.2 km
  • Petrol station2.7 km
  • Library5.5 km
  • Sports hall2.5 km
  • Hotel5 km
  • Care home6.7 km
  • Recycling centre6.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2 km
  • Railway2.3 km
  • Power line1.8 km
  • Wind turbine16.7 km
  • Mobile mast4.5 km
  • Military area34.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)19.8 km
  • Mine17 km
  • Quarry2.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.1 km
  • Church4.9 km
  • Community hall4.3 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

  • Population25,547
  • Median income389,800 kr/yr
  • Average age45.9 years
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The figures describe Arvika Municipality as a whole, not Ålgården.