Åsen

Åsen herred
Former Municipality
Municipality ID	NO-1716
Adm. Center	Åsen
Area
• Total	140 km2 (50 sq mi)
Created as	Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Merged into	Levanger in 1962

Åsen
Village
View of the village View of the village
Åsen Location in Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates:
Country	Norway
Region	Trøndelag
County	Nord-Trøndelag
District	Innherred
Municipality	Levanger
Area
• Total	0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population (2013)
• Total	593
• Density	1,140/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	7630 Åsen

Åsen is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The former municipality constitutes the southern part of the present-day municipality of Levanger, bordering Stjørdal to the south.

The village of Åsen is located along the European route E6 highway and the Nordlandsbanen railway line with the Åsen Station. The village sits between the lakes Hammervatnet and Hoklingen. It is home to the Åsen Church. The 0.52-square-kilometre (130-acre) village has a population (2013) of 593. The population density is 1,140 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,000/sq mi).

History

The municipality of Aasen was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The spelling was later changed to Åsen. On 1 January 1962, Åsen was merged with Frol, Levanger, and Skogn to form a new, larger Levanger municipality. Prior to the merger, Åsen had a population of 1,939.