Jens, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 47°6′N 7°16′E / 47.100°N 7.267°ECoordinates: 47°6′N 7°16′E / 47.100°N 7.267°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Bern | |
| District | Seeland | |
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| • Total | 4.58 km2 (1.77 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 437 m (1,434 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 674 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2565 | |
| SFOS number | 0738 | |
| Surrounded by | Aegerten, Bellmund, Kappelen, Merzligen, Port, Studen, Worben | |
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Jens is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Jens is first mentioned in 1229-30 as Gens. In 1335 it was mentioned as Jensse.
The village was originally part of the Herrschaft of Nidau. In 1335, the owner of the Herrschaft, the Knight Ulrich von Sutz, sold his land to the Counts of Neuchâtel-Nidau. The Counts held the land until 1398 when it was acquired by the city of Bern. Under Bernese rule Jens became part of the Bailiwick of Nidau. Jens and Worben formed a court in the Bailiwick and it was part of the parish of Bürglen. During the Jura water correction projects of 1868-91, a canal was built in Jens and the nearby marsh was drained. The majority of the new farmland was planted with sugar beets for the sugar beet factory in Aarberg. As the population grew, the housing developments of Tannacker and Weieried were built in the late 1970s. Today about two-thirds of the workers commute to jobs outside the municipality.
Jens has an area of 4.58 km2 (1.77 sq mi). As of 2012, a total of 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) or 69.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi) or 22.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi) or 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.
During the same year, housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 20.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 58.3% is used for growing crops and 10.0% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located on the southern slope of the Jensberg.
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