Jump to content

Åre Municipality

Coordinates: 63°21′N 13°28′E / 63.350°N 13.467°E / 63.350; 13.467
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Åre Municipality
Åre kommun
Åresjön and Åre seen from the Mullfell in nearby Duved
Åresjön and Åre seen from the Mullfell in nearby Duved
Coat of arms of Åre Municipality
Coordinates: 63°21′N 13°28′E / 63.350°N 13.467°E / 63.350; 13.467
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 2023)[2]
 • Total12,464
 • Density1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceJämtland
Municipal code2321
Websitewww.are.se

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

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

[edit]

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

# Locality Population
1 Järpen 1,439
2 Åre 1,260
3 Mörsil 674
4 Duved 637
5 Undersåker 384
6 Hallen 223

The municipal seat in bold

Demographics

[edit]

This is a demographic table based on Åre Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[4]

In total there were 12,246 residents, including 9,076 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 57.9% voted for the left coalition and 40.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Notable people

[edit]
[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
  4. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Åre i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
[edit]