Bortan
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water210 m
- Distance to farmland30 m
- Distance to shoreline210 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway13.3 km
- Distance to industry13.6 km
- Distance to power line14.9 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store280 m
- Distance to school13.2 km
- Distance to train station13.4 km
Median across 30 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 490–437
- 605–941
- 5710–1468
- 5515–1928
- 3420–2434
- 4325–2929
- 6130–3462
- 5435–3964
- 5740–4444
- 5445–4929
- 4850–5447
- 8755–5970
- 7960–6473
- 7565–6958
- 6870–7463
- 7275–7953
- 6680+104
Men 1,019Women 904
Marital status
- Unmarried1,036 (54 %)
- Married610 (32 %)
- Divorced164 (9 %)
- Widowed112 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Bortan, 1,923 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 52 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
- Stockholm5 h 32 min
- Gothenburg4 h 33 min
- Municipal seat36 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
- Lövsjön35 ha640 m
- Nyesjön53 ha1.2 km
- Nottjärnet10 ha1.5 km
- Grundtjärnet8 ha2.1 km
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Nearest localities
- Allstakan50 inhabitants5.3 km
- Charlottenberg2,503 inhabitants11.8 km
- Gunnarskog279 inhabitants13.1 km
- Hammar85 inhabitants15.1 km
- Åmotfors1,388 inhabitants19.8 km
- Bråten55 inhabitants21.9 km
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Associations and activities
- BortanbygdegårdLocal heritage
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 zone29.6 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)23.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality210 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4 km
- Natura 200022.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest37 km
- Water protection area14.2 km
- Habitat protection4.8 km
- National conservation interest6.3 km
- National heritage interest16.7 km
Services & safety
- School12.6 km
- Fire station13.6 km
- Police station13.5 km
- Civil defence shelter14.2 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site7.4 km
- Swimming pool12.5 km
- Campsite7.4 km
- Hiking trail6.9 km
- Cycle trail2.9 km
- Floodlit track14.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant13.3 km
- Café13.5 km
- Petrol station13.2 km
- Library13.4 km
- Sports hall13.2 km
- Hotel14.3 km
- Care home13.3 km
- Recycling centre14.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road7.4 km
- Railway13.3 km
- Power line15.8 km
- Wind turbine4.1 km
- Mobile mast9.5 km
- Military area8.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)43.4 km
- Mine4.7 km
- Quarry7.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark8.1 km
- Church13.5 km
- Community hall13.3 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
The figures describe Arvika Municipality as a whole, not Bortan.