Facts

MunicipalitySäffle

CountyVärmland County

Population277

Area22 ha

SCB code1785TB104

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Place profile

19/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

23/100

Quiet surroundings

53/100

Rurality

38/100

Urbanity

31/100

Family friendliness

18/100

Senior friendliness

0/100

Nature

Distance to forest40 m
Distance to water210 m
Distance to farmland140 m
Distance to shoreline210 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway390 m
Distance to industry580 m
Distance to power line5 km

Services

Distance to grocery store8.6 km
Distance to school1.4 km
Distance to train station900 m

Median across 94 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

300–432
385–940
3810–1436
4515–1934
2520–2426
2625–2933
4230–3438
3935–3933
3340–4438
4045–4921
3750–5443
5155–5962
5460–6445
6465–6954
5170–7444
5675–7946
4980+47

Men 718Women 672

Marital status

Unmarried709 (51 %)
Married503 (36 %)
Divorced120 (9 %)
Widowed70 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Värmlandsbro, 1,390 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 277 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 37 min
Gothenburg3 h 2 min
Municipal seat10 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

Backetjärnen7 ha5.6 km
Tjärn19 ha5.7 km
Daltjärnen12 ha6 km
Harefjorden1,550 ha6.6 km

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Nearest localities

Värmlandsbro168 inhabitants580 m
Säffle8,823 inhabitants6.4 km
Liljedal145 inhabitants7.9 km
Segmon426 inhabitants8.2 km
Slottsbron1,068 inhabitants14 km
Grums4,975 inhabitants16.1 km

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Associations and activities

VärmlandsbrobygdegårdLocal 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 zone6.9 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)9.4 km
Potentially contaminated land690 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve7.3 km
Natura 2000500 m
National outdoor-recreation interest7.4 km
Water protection area14.9 km
Habitat protection1.7 km
National conservation interest8.5 km
National heritage interest16.8 km

Services & safety

School1.4 km
Fire station7.8 km
Police station8.9 km
Civil defence shelter7.1 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site7.5 km
Swimming pool16.2 km
Campsite8.5 km
Hiking trail7.4 km
Cycle trail250 m
Floodlit track34 km
Birding site29.1 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant700 m
Café8.1 km
Petrol station7.3 km
Library8.8 km
Sports hall7.9 km
Hotel9.2 km
Care home25.2 km
Recycling centre1 km

Disturbance

Major road510 m
Railway900 m
Power line5.5 km
Wind turbine10.3 km
Mobile mast1.1 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)9 km
Mine36.7 km
Quarry11.2 km

Culture

Museum or landmark8.8 km
Church1.8 km
Community hall7.5 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

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

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The figures describe Säffle Municipality as a whole, not Värmlandsbro.