Bottmingen (Swiss German: Bottmige) is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland.

[3] Bottmingen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.99 square kilometers (1.15 sq mi).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is described as "Two crossed figures on a red background whose meaning cannot be determined with certainty.

It is the seal of the Basel aristocrat Schilling, the second owner of the Bottmingen castle.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (4,699 or 85.3%), with English being second most common (152 or 2.8%) and French being third (143 or 2.6%).

[9] As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 54 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 74 people.

[7] The age distribution, as of 2010[update], in Bottmingen is; 408 children or 6.7% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 679 teenagers or 11.1% are between 7 and 19.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The Weiherschloss (Bottmingen Castle) is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[14] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 24.08% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 2,292 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 55.8%.

[8] There were 2,773 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.5% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 206, of which 150 or (72.8%) were in manufacturing and 56 (27.2%) were in construction.

In the tertiary sector; 138 or 16.8% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 7 or 0.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 56 or 6.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 49 or 6.0% were in the information industry, 154 or 18.8% were the insurance or financial industry, 86 or 10.5% were technical professionals or scientists, 53 or 6.5% were in education and 150 or 18.3% were in health care.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 1,620 or 29.4% were Roman Catholic, while 2,303 or 41.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.