- Gampelen
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Gampelen
municipality_name = Gampelen
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Gampelen-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa=
languages = German
canton = Berne
iso-code-region = CH-BE
district = Erlach
lat_d=47|lat_m=1|lat_NS=N|long_d=7|long_m=3|long_EW=E
postal_code = 3236
municipality_code = 0495
area = 10.80
elevation = 436|elevation_description=
population = 757|populationof=2005
website = www.gampelen.ch
mayor = Peter Gyger|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
mayor_title = |list_of_mayors =
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neighboring_municipalities= Ins,Tschugg ,Gals ,Thielle-Wavre ,Marin-Epagnier
twintowns = |Gampelen ( _fr. Champion) is a municipality in the district of Erlach in the canton of Bern in
Switzerland .Gampelen is the only municipality in the canton of Bern bordering
Lake Neuchâtel , and as such is the only German-speaking municipality (84.9%) along the lake; 11.4% of the population speaks French.The town of Gampelen has a long, thin shape, and has a railway station on the Bern-Neuenburg line of the BLS. The stop Zihlbrücke also lies within the area of the municipality.
Gampelen is part of an evangelical-reformed parish with neighboring
Gals .Gampelen should not be confused with the municipality
Gampel in thecanton of Valais .External links
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* [http://www.kirchegampelengals.ch/ Website of the evangelical-reformed parish of Gampelen-Gals]
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