Bargen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

It lies on the Roman road from Aventicum to Petinesca, of which some remains are still visible.

In 1831-32 fortifications were built in the village to protect the strategic Aare river crossing.

[3] Bargen is located in Grossen Moos, a very flat fertile area in Seeland.

The surrounding parishes starting from the south and going clockwise are Niederried bei Kallnash, Kallnach, Siselen, Walperswil, Kappelen, Aarberg and Radelfingen.

The border into Radelfingen is defined by the tributary of the Rhine called the Aar.

[5] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Pegasus rampant Argent.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (875 or 95.3%) as their first language, Serbo-Croatian is the second most common (11 or 1.2%) and Portuguese is the third (10 or 1.1%).

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.95% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 328 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 45.1%.

In the tertiary sector; 23 or 38.3% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 17 or 28.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 8 or 13.3% were in education and 6 or 10.0% were in health care.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 73 or 8.0% were Roman Catholic, while 745 or 81.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.

Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.

[16] During the 2009-10 school year, there were a total of 88 students attending classes in Bargen.

Of the kindergarten students, 4.0% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens).