Gals (French: Chules) is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Some of the earliest archeological discoveries include a Bronze Age dug out canoe, Hallstatt grave mounds, La Tène and a Roman era wall.

The recorded settlement was a large farm or estate that was built by the Counts of Neuchâtel.

The canal allowed the villagers to drain the Grissachmoos marsh, which became rich farmland for sugar beets and other crops.

In 1894 the village of Zihlbrücke was incorporated into Gals when the border between the Cantons of Bern and Neuchâtel was moved.

In the 19th century a watch parts factory opened, which provided manufacturing jobs.

In 1883, the Canton of Bern bought and converted the Abbey of St. Johannsen into a prison, which still continues to provide jobs for the municipality.

[5] The municipality lies between the Zihl Canal (Thielle), Lake Biel and Jolimont.

[6] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules on a Bend Argent three Fleurs-de-lis Azure.

[10] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (544 or 79.0%) as their first language, French is the second most common (107 or 15.5%) and Spanish is the third (5 or 0.7%).

The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The prehistoric burial mounds of Jolimont & Chlosterwald and the Jolimont-Gut manor house are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire village of Gals and the Jolimont-Gut estate are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

The stable with an attached apartment was built on the site of an older tenant's house.

In the federal election, a total of 255 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 47.3%.

[10] There were 394 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.4% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 62 or 46.3% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 31 or 23.1% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 1.5% were technical professionals or scientists, 12 or 9.0% were in education and 1 was in health care.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 106 or 15.4% were Roman Catholic, while 434 or 63.0% 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.