Kirchlindach is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

The name Lindenacho (for Kirchlindach) first appeared in writing on 2 October 1185, when Pope Lucius III affirmed legal possession of the area to Erlach in a papal bull.

[3] Kirchlindach was home to several large country estates that were built by Bernese patricians.

In the 12th or 13th century the stone late-Romanesque country estate of Heimenhaus was built in the village.

[3] During the Middle Ages, Kirchlindach, Niederlindach, Oberlindach, Jetzikofen, Heimenhaus and Herrenschwanden were all farming villages.

The village was located on the Bern-Aarberg highway after 1467, when the Neubrücke (New Bridge) was built over the Aare river.

However, in Kirchlindach, the old village centers remained mostly intact and new construction happened in detached settlements.

These "Holistic Building" designs featured integrated offices, studios and gardens in a compact mixed residential and commercial development.

Despite jobs in agriculture and light industry, the majority of workers in Kirchlindach now commute to Bern for work.

[7] The municipality is located in the agglomeration of Bern, on a terrace on the slopes of the Schüpberg above the right bank of the Aare river.

It consists of the villages of Kirchlindach, Oberlindach and Herrenschwanden as well as hamlets and individual farm houses.

[8] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Bar Gules between three Linden Leaves Vert.

[12] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (2,538 or 92.8%) as their first language, French is the second most common (61 or 2.2%) and Italian is the third (18 or 0.7%).

The entire Siedlung Halen is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the tertiary sector; 74 or 21.9% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 17 or 5.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 40 or 11.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 7 or 2.1% were in the information industry, 26 or 7.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 36 or 10.7% were in education and 104 or 30.8% were in health care.

[12] From the 2000 census[update], 414 or 15.1% were Roman Catholic, while 1,793 or 65.5% 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.

[18] In 2014 the crime rate, of the over 200 crimes listed in the Swiss Criminal Code (running from murder, robbery and assault to accepting bribes and election fraud), in Kirchlindach was 15.2 per thousand residents.

The rate of violations of immigration, visa and work permit laws was 1.4 per thousand residents.