Gadmen is a small village and a former municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

[1] The name Gadmen comes from the Old High German "gadum," meaning barn or small house, and was first mentioned in 1382.

In 1713 Gadmen became part of the parish of Innertkirchen and in 1722 the chapel expanded into a filial church.

[2] The residents of the village generally lived on farming, seasonal alpine herding and from traffic over the Susten Pass.

During the 19th century, the farms became increasingly mechanized and many residents were forced to emigrate to North America for jobs.

The construction of the Susten Road in 1939-45 opened up the village to tourism and provided additional jobs.

During construction and after its completion, the Oberhasli AG power plant became the largest employer in the municipality.

The neighboring municipalities are Engelberg, Wassen, Göschenen, Guttannen, Innertkirchen and Kerns.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Bar Gules in chief an Eagle displayed Sable crowned, beaked, langued and membered of the first and in base an Alpine Hut of the third.

In 2011, single family homes made up 70.8% of the total housing in the municipality.

In the federal election, a total of 72 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 34.0%.

In the tertiary sector; 2 or 5.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 5.4% were in the movement and storage of goods, 29 or 78.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in education and 2 or 5.4% were in health care.

[18] In 2011 a total of 0.9% of the population received direct financial assistance from the government.

[19] From the 2000 census[update], 226 or 83.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 34 or 12.5% were Roman Catholic.

The wettest month was July during which time Gadmen received an average of 181 mm (7.1 in) of rain or snow.

The month with the most days of precipitation was June, with an average of 15.6, but with only 173 mm (6.8 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month of the year was October with an average of 108 mm (4.3 in) of precipitation over 10 days.

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.