Farnern is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

[3] The oldest trace of a settlement in the area are some Iron Age and Roman era coins which were found around Schmiedenmatt and Bettlerküche.

The coins were probably offerings to an unknown shrine in the nearby mountain pass.

[3] Traditionally the local farmers practiced subsistence farming but raised a few crops for export.

Of rest of the municipality 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) or 4.3% is settled (buildings or roads).

[5] The municipality is located on a terrace on the southern slope of the Jura Mountains and includes the village of Farnern and scattered farm houses.

On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau.

[6] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent three Fern Leaves issuant from a Mount of 3 Coupeaux Vert.

In 2012, single family homes made up 61.6% of the total housing in the municipality.

[9] There were 124 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 50.0% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 2 or 5.9% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 5 or 14.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 22 or 64.7% were in the information industry, 4 or 11.8% were in education.

[22] From the 2000 census[update], 170 or 76.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 20 or 9.0% were Roman Catholic.

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.

[23] During the 2012–13 school year, there were a total of 18 students attending classes in Farnern.

There were a total of 18 students in the German language kindergarten classes in the municipality.