Allschwil in figures

Country

Schweiz

Canton

Basel-Landschaft (BL)

District

Arlesheim

Zip code

4123

Population

20'536 (valid on 31.03.2016)
Foreigners' share 26,2%

Denomination

31% Roman Catholic
29% Protestant
  1% Christian Catholic

Neighborhoods

Basel-Stadt BS
Binnigen BL
Oberwil BL
Schönenbuch BL
Neuwiller F
Buschwiller F
Hégenheim F
Saint-Louis F

Coordinates

47° 28' n.Br. / 7° 36' ö.L

Above sea level

287 m

Expanse

Total                 8.89 km2
Settlement      46.7%
Agriculture      26.3%
Forest              27.0%

Legislature

Einwohnerrat (40 Members)

The Legislature (parliament) is elected by the residents for a term of office of four years.

Seats (term of office 2016 - 2020):

• FDP 8 seats
  
• SP 12 seats 
  
• SVP 6 seats 
  
• CVP 6 seats 
  
• Grüne/EVP/GLP 5 seats
• AVP 3 seats

Executive

Gemeinderat (7 Members)

President: Nicole Nüssli-Kaiser (FDP)

Vice President: Franz Vogt (CVP)

Departements:

• Services - Security
• Finance - Taxes 
• Social Services - Health
• Construction - Spatial Planning - Environment
• Education - Upbringing - Culture

The Gemeinderat is elected by the residents for a term of office of four years.

Public Transport

• Line 6 (tram) to the city of Basel and Riehen
• Line 8 (tram) from Neuweilerstr. to Kleinhüningen and Weil am Rhein
• Line 31 (bus) from Bachgraben to Riehen
• Line 33 (bus) from Schönenbuch via Allschwil to Basel/Schifflände
• Line 38 (bus) from Bachgraben to Basel/Schifflände and Whylen
• Line 48 (bus) from Bachgraben to the railway station (Basel SBB)
• Line 61 (bus) from Letten to Binningen and Oberwil
• Line 64 (bus) from Bachgraben to Oberwil and Arlesheim

Individual traffic

Allschwil can easily be reached by car.

Airport

The EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg connects Basel to numerous important international destinations on a daily basis and is reachable in just 15 minutes from Allschwil.