Åre Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

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 in Jämtland County

Jämtland County

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 in northern Sweden

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. Its seat

Administrative centre

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 is located in Järpen

Järpen

Järpen is a locality and the seat of Åre Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,439 inhabitants in 2005. Järpen is located at an altitude of 324m/1,063ft above sea level, on the river Indalsälv....

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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

Urban areas in Sweden

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 (or urban areas) in Åre Municipality:

#	Locality	Population
1	Järpen Järpen Järpen is a locality and the seat of Åre Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,439 inhabitants in 2005. Järpen is located at an altitude of 324m/1,063ft above sea level, on the river Indalsälv....	1,439
2	Åre Åre Åre is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,260 inhabitants in 2005. It is however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the municipal industry is based on tourism, most notably the downhill...	1,260
3	Mörsil Mörsil Mörsil is a locality situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 674 inhabitants in 2005....	674
4	Duved Duved, Sweden Duved is a locality situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 637 inhabitants in 2005....	637
5	Undersåker Undersåker Undersåker is a locality situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 384 inhabitants in 2005. Edsåsdalen lies within the Undersåker locality approximately from the railway station....	384
6	Hallen Hallen, Sweden Hallen is a locality situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 223 inhabitants in 2005....	223

The municipal seat in bold

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External links

• Åre Municipality - Official site
• Åre Bike Park - Official site
• Åre Bike Festival - Official site
• Wikitravel