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Säffle
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Urban area in Säffle Municipality, Värmland County

Säffle

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Facts

MunicipalitySäffle
CountyVärmland County
Population8,823
Area833 ha
SCB code1785TC103

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Place profile

71/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
30/100
Quiet surroundings
36/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
79/100
Family friendliness
57/100
Senior friendliness
69/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water820 m
  • Distance to farmland560 m
  • Distance to shoreline820 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway740 m
  • Distance to industry330 m
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store660 m
  • Distance to school590 m
  • Distance to train station1.3 km

Median across 2,824 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1960–4215
  • 2515–9262
  • 27210–14265
  • 31215–19291
  • 24120–24226
  • 22725–29221
  • 30330–34256
  • 29235–39281
  • 28340–44256
  • 23945–49253
  • 32350–54328
  • 33455–59374
  • 41360–64307
  • 32665–69319
  • 27870–74306
  • 27375–79312
  • 43080+603

Men 4,993Women 5,075

Marital status

  • Unmarried5,173 (51 %)
  • Married3,123 (31 %)
  • Divorced1,145 (11 %)
  • Widowed645 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 6 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Säffle, 10,068 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 8,823 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 42 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 53 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

  • Harefjorden1,550 ha3 km
  • Sjönsjö598 ha4.5 km
  • Vänern544,536 ha6 km
  • Backetjärnen7 ha9.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

And 18 more associations →

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 zone770 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land102 in the locality50 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve11.7 km
  • Natura 20008.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.6 km
  • Water protection area8.9 km
  • Habitat protection2.7 km
  • National conservation interest4.4 km
  • National heritage interest14.3 km

Services & safety

  • School5 in the locality740 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Police station1 in the locality170 m
  • Civil defence shelter127 in the locality50 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.4 km
  • Swimming pool24.4 km
  • Campsite5.9 km
  • Hiking trail230 m
  • Cycle trail320 m
  • Floodlit track41.8 km
  • Birding site37.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant12 in the locality10 m
  • Café1 in the locality310 m
  • Petrol station7 in the locality270 m
  • Library1 in the locality260 m
  • Sports hall3 in the locality1.2 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality310 m
  • Care home24.1 km
  • Recycling centre8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road300 m
  • Railway430 m
  • Power line760 m
  • Wind turbine11.6 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality2.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7 km
  • Mine27.8 km
  • Quarry3.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality330 m
  • Church1 in the locality440 m
  • Community hall2 in the locality150 m

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

  • Population14,899
  • Median income365,600 kr/yr
  • Average age47.1 years
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