An inductive position sensor for detecting the angular position of a rotatable target, the inductive position sensor comprising: - at least one transmit coil for generating an alternating magnetic field in an axial direction, at least one first receive coil or set of receive coils (130, 160), at least one second receive coil or set of receive coils (140, 160), - an asymmetric target, characterized in that an inner part of the asymmetric target has a periodic configuration with a first period in the angular direction, and wherein an outer part of the asymmetric target, within a first and a second radius, has a periodic configuration with a second period in the angular direction, such that, when the asymmetric target is excited by the alternating magnetic field of the at least one transmit coil, the asymmetric target will in turn generate a magnetic field whose pattern is, a magnetic field pattern which has an intensity, measured in an axial direction, which has a periodicity in the angular direction composed of the first period and of the second period, wherein the second period is larger than the first period, - and characterized in that the at least one first receive coil or set of receive coils (130, 160) is configured to be responsive to the magnetic field pattern with the first period, thus inducing a first signal which varies continuously with the first period as a function of the angular position of the target, and that the first receive coil or first set of receive coils is arranged within the first radius, - and characterized in that the at least one second receive coil or set of receive coils (140, 160) is configured to be responsive to the magnetic field pattern with the second period, thus inducing a second signal which varies continuously with the second period as a function of the angular position of the target, and that the second receive coil or second set of receive coils is arranged within the first and second radius, and that the inductive position sensor is configured for determining the angular position of the target from the first and second signal. - at least one transmit coil for generating an alternating magnetic field in an axial direction, at least one first receive coil or set of receive coils (130, 160), at least one second receive coil or set of receive coils (140, 160), - an asymmetric target, - and characterized in that the at least one first receive coil or set of receive coils (130, 160) is configured to be responsive to the magnetic field pattern with the first period, thus inducing a first signal which varies continuously with the first period as a function of the angular position of the target, and that the first receive coil or first set of receive coils is arranged within the first radius, - and characterized in that the at least one second receive coil or set of receive coils (140, 160) is configured to be responsive to the magnetic field pattern with the second period, thus inducing a second signal which varies continuously with the second period as a function of the angular position of the target, and that the second receive coil or second set of receive coils is arranged within the first and second radius,