| Official Name: | Älvängen |
| Pushpin Map: | Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ale Municipality |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Västra Götaland County |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Västergötland |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.96 |
| Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
| Population Total: | 4,196 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1417 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 57.95°N 19°W |
Älvängen (earlier Elfängen) is a locality situated in Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 4,196 inhabitants in 2010. It is located some 30km (20miles) north of Gothenburg. Among the churches of Älvängen are the Älvängen Church and the Starrkärr Church 4km (02miles).[2]
Älvängen was the hometown of the painter and writer Ivar Arosenius. The football player Pontus Dahlberg was born and raised in Älvängen.
The P A Carlmarks rope factory was located to Älvängen., there is a museum in the old factory locals that shows the rope productions in the early beginning of the 20th century. The museum also produced the rope for the East Indiaman Götheborg.