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Geography in canton Basel-City

All Geography rankings for the municipalities of canton Basel-City — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.

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Largest by area

swisstopo · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Area
1	Basel	23.9 km²
2	Riehen	10.9 km²
3	Bettingen	2.2 km²

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Highest municipalities

Wikidata · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Elevation
1	Bettingen	378 m
2	Riehen	295 m
3	Basel	260 m

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Remotest municipalities

ARE · NPVM · 2025

Rank	Municipality	PT travel time
1	Bettingen	41 min
2	Riehen	27 min
3	Basel	11 min

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Best-connected municipalities

ARE · NPVM · 2025

Rank	Municipality	PT travel time
1	Basel	11 min
2	Riehen	27 min
3	Bettingen	41 min

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Second homes

ARE · 2026

Rank	Municipality	Second-home share
1	Basel	10.8%
2	Bettingen	7.1%
3	Riehen	6.9%

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Organic farming

BFS · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Organic share
1	Basel	25%
2	Riehen	25%
3	Bettingen	0%

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