A variable reluctance position sensor comprising: - a first element (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701) comprising a plurality of magnetic sensor sections (102, 103, 202, 203, 302, 303), and - a second element (104, 204, 304, 404, 604, 704) moveable with respect to the first element and comprising an air-gap surface (105, 205, 305, 405) having a periodically meandering profile with at least two spatial meandering periods, wherein: - each of the magnetic sensor sections is configured to conduct a magnetic flux to and from the second element via the airgap surface of the second element, and - first ones of the magnetic sensor sections comprise first excitation coils and first detection coils configured to produce a first alternating output signal when alternating excitation signal is supplied to the first excitation coils, and - second ones of the magnetic sensor sections comprise second excitation coils and second detection coils configured to produce a second alternating output signal when alternating excitation signal is supplied to the second excitation coils, amplitudes of the first and second alternating output signals being dependent on a position of the second element with respect to the first element so that envelopes of the first and second alternating output signals have a phase-shift with respect to each other, characterized in that the first ones of the magnetic sensor sections constitute a first group (110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710) of successively placed magnetic sensor sections and the second ones of the magnetic sensor sections constitute a second group (111, 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 711) of successively placed magnetic sensor sections so that the second group of successively placed magnetic sensor sections is displaced (α) with respect to the first group of successively placed magnetic sensor sections in a direction of movement of the airgap surface by C × the spatial meandering period, where C is a non-integer number. - a first element (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701) comprising a plurality of magnetic sensor sections (102, 103, 202, 203, 302, 303), and - a second element (104, 204, 304, 404, 604, 704) moveable with respect to the first element and comprising an air-gap surface (105, 205, 305, 405) having a periodically meandering profile with at least two spatial meandering periods, - each of the magnetic sensor sections is configured to conduct a magnetic flux to and from the second element via the airgap surface of the second element, and - first ones of the magnetic sensor sections comprise first excitation coils and first detection coils configured to produce a first alternating output signal when alternating excitation signal is supplied to the first excitation coils, and - second ones of the magnetic sensor sections comprise second excitation coils and second detection coils configured to produce a second alternating output signal when alternating excitation signal is supplied to the second excitation coils, amplitudes of the first and second alternating output signals being dependent on a position of the second element with respect to the first element so that envelopes of the first and second alternating output signals have a phase-shift with respect to each other,