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Small locality in Arvika Municipality, Värmland County

Högvalta

1

Facts

MunicipalityArvika
CountyVärmland County
Population107
Area57 ha
SCB code1784SB127

2

Place profile

57/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
49/100
Quiet surroundings
51/100
Rurality
52/100
Urbanity
50/100
Family friendliness
48/100
Senior friendliness
61/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water220 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline220 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway3.5 km
  • Distance to industry1.3 km
  • Distance to power line2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.1 km
  • Distance to school2.1 km
  • Distance to train station3.9 km

Median across 63 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 Högvalta, 1,371 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 107 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 2 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 3 min
  • Municipal seat5 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

  • Speketjärnet36 ha1.8 km
  • Mjögsjön58 ha2.5 km
  • Bergsjön319 ha3.3 km
  • Racken594 ha3.5 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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone3.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality150 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.4 km
  • Natura 20007.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest12.8 km
  • Water protection area3.3 km
  • Habitat protection7.6 km
  • National conservation interest9.1 km
  • National heritage interest6.6 km

Services & safety

  • School2.1 km
  • Fire station3 km
  • Police station4 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site7.2 km
  • Swimming pool2.7 km
  • Campsite4.1 km
  • Hiking trail5.6 km
  • Cycle trail3.7 km
  • Floodlit track2.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.2 km
  • Café2.4 km
  • Petrol station2.2 km
  • Library3.6 km
  • Sports hall1.3 km
  • Hotel3.5 km
  • Care home2.9 km
  • Recycling centre3.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road530 m
  • Railway4 km
  • Power line2 km
  • Wind turbine17.2 km
  • Mobile mast2.1 km
  • Military area29.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)24.1 km
  • Mine17.3 km
  • Quarry4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.4 km
  • Church3.4 km
  • Community hall2.4 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 Högvalta.