Åre Municipality

Åre Municipality (Swedish: Åre kommun, Southern Sami: Ååren tjïelte) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Järpen.

Åre Municipality

Åre kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountyJämtland County
SeatJärpen
Area
 • Total8,236.54 km2 (3,180.15 sq mi)
 • Land7,199.45 km2 (2,779.72 sq mi)
 • Water1,037.09 km2 (400.42 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total11,727
 • Density1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceJämtland
Municipal code2321
Websitewww.are.se

The present municipality was formed in 1974 through the amalgamation of "old" Åre Municipality with the surrounding municipalities Hallen, Kall, Mörsil and Undersåker. The largest village, Järpen, situated in Undersåker, was chosen as the seat of the new entity.

Localities

There are six localities (or urban areas) in Åre Municipality:[3]

#LocalityPopulation
1Järpen1,439
2Åre1,260
3Mörsil674
4Duved637
5Undersåker384
6Hallen223

The municipal seat in bold

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005

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