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Bottmingen, a city in Switzerland, had a population of 7,014 at the end of 2024. For Bottmingen, the foreign population was 1,958 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1030 sources

Population7,014people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)7,512EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent19.11EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)
Recorded crime4,124incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 64% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Basel-Landschaft 2025
PM2.5, annual mean7.39µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Bottmingen?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Bottmingen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Bottmingen recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.68 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Swisscom blue Internet S14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB10Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)19.11 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)5Official · regional context

Is Bottmingen a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker72%strong on work, weak on housing · range 62–82%
Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–81%
Student50%strong on cost, weak on education · range 39–61%
Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–67%
Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–71%

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)7,512 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch21Official

What does a salary buy in Bottmingen?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €7,512 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€4,993of €6,266 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€6,266
Rent, 60 m²€19.11/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31− €1,146
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€4,993
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Bottmingen Salary needed to live in Bottmingen

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bottmingen. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bottmingen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Bottmingen?

Police recorded about 4,124 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Basel-Landschaft 20259

Recorded crime across major citiesBottmingen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Bottmingen highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779
Bern20,196
Interlaken18,896
Olten15,369
Kloten13,097
St. Gallen9,783
Winterthur7,988
Muri bei Bern5,389
Wetzikon (ZH)4,048
Küsnacht (ZH)3,718
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,124 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Basel-Landschaft 20259Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport12 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights6Official
Nearest airportBRN3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official
Distance to nearest airport68 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bottmingen. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person
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fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Bottmingen.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bottmingen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.39 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SwitzerlandAnnual PM2.5 in Bottmingen is 7.4 µg/m³. Of 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7.39 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.1 · Feb 7.1 · Mar 11.8 · Apr 16.2 · May 20 · Jun 23.7 · Jul 25.8 · Aug 25.3 · Sep 20.7 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 9.2 · Dec 5.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.5 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 5.5 · May 9.5 · Jun 13.1 · Jul 14.9 · Aug 14.8 · Sep 11 · Oct 7.6 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official
Average temperature by monthJan 2.2 · Feb 3.2 · Mar 7 · Apr 10.7 · May 14.6 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6 · Dec 2.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 47.8 · Feb 45.2 · Mar 49.5 · Apr 63.5 · May 97.6 · Jun 86.6 · Jul 88.9 · Aug 88.3 · Sep 70.2 · Oct 74.4 · Nov 64.9 · Dec 65 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 64.5 · Feb 85.2 · Mar 134.6 · Apr 167.4 · May 185.6 · Jun 211.9 · Jul 234.9 · Aug 216.5 · Sep 160.1 · Oct 107 · Nov 65.4 · Dec 54.2 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Geneva ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Bad Krozingen (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Emmendingen (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Endingen am Kaiserstuhl (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Heitersheim (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Kenzingen (Germany) ±0.4 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Bottmingen?

The published population was 7,014 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source15

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents470.4 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS13Official
City area2.97 km²2014Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2014, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².3Official
Foreign non-permanent residents42 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Foreign residents1,958 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.11Official
Non-permanent residents42 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Population density2,362 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2014; area observed_at=2014).3Official
Population7,014 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source15Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Swiss permanent residents5,056 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official

International community in Bottmingen

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total42100.0%
Abroad4197.6%
In Switzerland12.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total7,007100.0%
In Switzerland4,48464.0%
Abroad2,52336.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Citizenship

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total7,007100.0%
Switzerland5,06772.3%
Germany4476.4%
Italy1682.4%
Spain991.4%
France911.3%
Türkiye781.1%
United Kingdom731.0%
Syria600.9%
Poland590.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Portugal530.8%
Eritrea520.7%
Austria460.7%
India450.6%
Netherlands420.6%
Hungary420.6%
Ukraine410.6%
United States350.5%
Brazil330.5%
Sweden270.4%
Sri Lanka270.4%
China260.4%
Greece220.3%
Romania220.3%
Kosovo210.3%
North Macedonia180.3%
Japan180.3%
Canada170.2%
Iran170.2%
Denmark160.2%
Croatia150.2%
Iraq150.2%
Afghanistan140.2%
Russia130.2%
Australia120.2%
Ireland110.2%
Serbia110.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina100.1%
Bulgaria90.1%
Slovakia90.1%
Philippines90.1%
South Africa70.1%
Israel70.1%
Egypt60.1%
Chile60.1%
Colombia60.1%
Mongolia60.1%
Morocco50.1%
Sierra Leone50.1%
Belgium40.1%
Malta40.1%
Norway40.1%
Mexico40.1%
Peru40.1%
South Korea40.1%
Albania30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Venezuela30.0%
Thailand30.0%
No indication20.0%
Finland20.0%
Czechia20.0%
Estonia20.0%
Lithuania20.0%
Argentina20.0%
Dominican Republic20.0%
Lebanon20.0%
Vietnam20.0%
Stateless10.0%
Liechtenstein10.0%
Luxembourg10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Latvia10.0%
Belarus10.0%
Zambia10.0%
Tunisia10.0%
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)10.0%
Malaysia10.0%
Singapore10.0%
Palestine10.0%
Georgia10.0%
Uzbekistan10.0%
New Zealand10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Alternatives for people set on Bottmingen

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Therwil as a Bottmingen alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Residents: 10,125 Therwil vs 7,014 Bottmingen+44%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,639 Therwil vs 4,124 Bottmingen−12%
  • Nearest airport: 65.0 km Therwil vs 68.0 km Bottmingen−4%
  • Rent: €19.11/m² Therwil vs €19.11/m² Bottmingensame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,512 Therwil vs €7,512 Bottmingensame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.4 µg/m³ Therwil vs 7.4 µg/m³ Bottmingensame level
Full comparisonMore about Therwil

Luzern as a Bottmingen alternative in the same country

76 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 86,234 Luzern vs 7,014 Bottmingen+1129%
  • Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €19.11/m² (2024) Bottmingenno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 68.0 km Bottmingen−93%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 4,124 Bottmingenno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €7,512 Bottmingensame level
Full comparisonMore about Luzern

Cities near Bottmingen

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Basel Commuting Zone · 4.4 km away
Rent
18.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Bottmingen, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Küttigen6,997 residentsUznach7,038 residentsNidau7,053 residentsHeimberg7,079 residentsDiepoldsau6,939 residentsWürenlos6,931 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bottmingen under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Bottmingen's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Bottmingen part of Basel?

Bottmingen is in the published commuting zone of Basel; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Basel city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Bottmingen?

The published population was 7,014 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Bottmingen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

How safe is Bottmingen?

Police recorded about 4,124 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Basel-Landschaft 2025.

What is the typical salary around Bottmingen?

The median gross salary is 7,512 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

How many foreign residents live in Bottmingen?

1,958 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Bottmingen a good place to live?

Bottmingen may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Bottmingen part of Basel?

Bottmingen is in the published commuting zone of Basel; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Bottmingen?

Basel, Binningen, Oberwil (BL), Therwil, Münchenstein are near Bottmingen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Bottmingen?

The official country of birth distribution records 42 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Bottmingen, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5c6fe0d2648016a4f1fd9b1ebfa9132e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/bottmingen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Bottmingen, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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