Its French name is Chiètres (pronounced [ʃjɛtʁ]; Arpitan: Chiétres [ˈcɛtʁə] ⓘ).

[5] The municipality is located in the See/Lac district, on the eastern edge of the Grosses Moos wetlands.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure two Candles lit proper.

Since Kerze means candle in German, the coat of arms is an example of canting.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (3,387 or 87.0%) as their first language, Portuguese is the second most common (99 or 2.5%) and Albanian is the third (99 or 2.5%).

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The Stellwerk (signal house at the train station) is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire urbanized village of Kerzers is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[9] There were 2,105 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.8% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 542 or 48.0% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 166 or 14.7% were in the movement and storage of goods, 61 or 5.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 0.3% were in the information industry, 17 or 1.5% were the insurance or financial industry, 59 or 5.2% were technical professionals or scientists, 63 or 5.6% were in education and 97 or 8.6% were in health care.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 625 or 16.1% were Roman Catholic, while 2,580 or 66.3% 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.

The upper Secondary school is divided into gymnasium (university preparatory) and vocational programs.

After they finish the upper Secondary program, students may choose to attend a Tertiary school or continue their apprenticeship.

The former sits at the junction of the Bern–Neuchâtel and Palézieux–Lyss lines and has regular service to Bern, Neuchâtel, Lausanne, Payerne, and Lyss.

The latter is located to the north on the Palézieux–Lyss line and provides direct service to the butterfly sanctuary.