Bettingen (Swiss German: Bettige) is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Stadt in Switzerland.

[4] Bettingen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.23 square kilometers (0.86 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 18.8% is settled (buildings or roads).

[5] The municipality is located in the agglomeration of Basel, on the right bank of the Rhine river and on the slopes of St. Chrischona.

Dorf Bettingen is an Alemannic settlement, located in a small basin.

Chrischonahöhe is the other settlement, located around a St. Chrischona pilgrimage centre (established 1840) on one of the hills.

A landmark for Bettingen, the Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona communications tower is located on the Chrischonahöhe.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Cup Gules.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (1,091 or 94.8%), with French being second most common (13 or 1.1%) and English being third (10 or 0.9%).

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][12] The entire hill and surrounding area of St. Chrischona is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the federal election, a total of 479 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 65.4%.

[9] There were 581 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.8% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 13 or 4.7% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 28 or 10.1% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 1.8% were in the information industry, 8 or 2.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 7 or 2.5% were in education and 115 or 41.5% were in health care.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 203 or 17.6% were Roman Catholic, while 463 or 40.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.