Åsen

{{Short description|Village in Levanger Municipality, Norway}}

{{about|the village in Levanger, Norway||}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Åsen

|other_name =

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Aasensentrum.JPG

|image_caption = View of the village

|image_map = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=11|marker=village}}

|pushpin_map = Trøndelag#Norway

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|pushpin_label_position = top

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Central Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Trøndelag

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Innherred

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Levanger Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.57

|population_as_of = 2024

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 684

|population_density_km2 = 1200

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 7630 Åsen

|coordinates = {{coord|63.6106|11.0517|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 70

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Åsen, Levanger (Trøndelag) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Levanger/%C3%85sen/ |access-date=2018-03-31 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

Åsen{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/438936 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}} is a village in Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located between the lakes Hammervatnet and Hoklingen. The European route E06 highway and the Nordlandsbanen railway line both pass through the village. The train stops at Åsen Station. The village is centered around the agriculture and forestry industries. There is also some woodworking industries, including an organ-making factory. The village is also the site of Åsen Church.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Åsen – tettsted |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/%C3%85sen_-_tettsted |date=2018-03-26 |editor-last=Rosvold |editor-first=Knut A. |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2018-03-31}}

The {{convert|0.57|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2024) of 684 and a population density of {{convert|1200|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2024-10-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}

From 1838 until 1962, the village of Åsen was the administrative centre of the old Åsen Municipality.

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Category:Villages in Trøndelag

Category:Levanger