Säffle Municipality
Säffle Municipality
Säffle kommun | |
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| Coordinates: 59°08′N 12°56′E / 59.133°N 12.933°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Värmland County |
| Seat | Säffle |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,497.51 km2 (964.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,220.78 km2 (471.35 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,276.73 km2 (492.95 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2024) | |
• Total | 14,899 |
| • Density | 6.0/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Värmland and Dalsland |
| Municipal code | 1785 |
| Website | www.saffle.se |
Säffle Municipality (Swedish: Säffle kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Säffle.
Säffle was the last local government unit in Sweden to get the title of a city, in 1951. In 1952 the system with different types of municipalities was made obsolete, but it formally existed until 1971. The present municipality was created in that year, when the city was amalgamated with the surrounding rural municipalities.
The municipality covers a peninsula in Lake Vänern (Värmlandsnäs), and has a large fresh water archipelago.