Swiss Towns / Episode 7
Jens
4 October 2026 · Bern
What happened in this episode?
In episode 7, Jens was selected by the wheel and eliminated from the Swiss Towns series. The municipality finished in place 2'104 out of 2'110 participants. After this spin, 2'103 municipalities remained in the race.
Municipality profile
Jens lies in the canton of Bern. It has 663 permanent residents and covers 4.58 km², which corresponds to around 145 residents per km².
- Canton: Bern
- 663 permanent residents
- Area: 4.58 km²
Jens was once written as Gens.
A document from 1229 records the name Gens. Finds suggest people lived here back in late Roman times.