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Small locality in Arvika Municipality, Värmland County

Bråten

1

Facts

MunicipalityArvika
CountyVärmland County
Population55
Area24 ha
SCB code1784SB120

2

Place profile

13/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
61/100
Quiet surroundings
63/100
Rurality
53/100
Urbanity
20/100
Family friendliness
5/100
Senior friendliness
5/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water340 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline340 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway3.8 km
  • Distance to industry7 km
  • Distance to power line1.9 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.8 km
  • Distance to school7.3 km
  • Distance to train station4.8 km

Median across 26 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 390–438
  • 535–935
  • 5710–1444
  • 3715–1942
  • 2720–2428
  • 4325–2940
  • 4930–3436
  • 5435–3939
  • 5340–4447
  • 4545–4946
  • 4350–5436
  • 6655–5961
  • 7460–6468
  • 4865–6952
  • 6170–7452
  • 5475–7948
  • 5780+60

Men 860Women 772

Marital status

  • Unmarried879 (54 %)
  • Married521 (32 %)
  • Divorced158 (10 %)
  • Widowed73 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Bråten, 1,632 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 55 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 10 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 11 min
  • Municipal seat13 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

  • Nysockensjön1,641 ha340 m
  • Gäddtjärnet8 ha2.2 km
  • Bjälvern103 ha2.9 km
  • Bergsjön319 ha3 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone7.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)17.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality390 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.8 km
  • Natura 200011.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest14.9 km
  • Water protection area7.9 km
  • Habitat protection7.2 km
  • National conservation interest10.1 km
  • National heritage interest7.9 km

Services & safety

  • School7.2 km
  • Fire station7.8 km
  • Police station11.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter7.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.9 km
  • Swimming pool9.5 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality420 m
  • Hiking trail8 km
  • Cycle trail9.1 km
  • Floodlit track8.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant7.7 km
  • Café10.5 km
  • Petrol station5.5 km
  • Library7.7 km
  • Sports hall7.3 km
  • Hotel7.5 km
  • Care home8.7 km
  • Recycling centre9.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road310 m
  • Railway3.9 km
  • Power line2 km
  • Wind turbine15.8 km
  • Mobile mast5.4 km
  • Military area22.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)31.3 km
  • Mine9.8 km
  • Quarry5.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.4 km
  • Church2.5 km
  • Community hall7.7 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

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