Schönenbuch (Swiss German: Schönebuech) is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.

[3] Schönenbuch has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.36 square kilometers (0.53 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 30.9% is settled (buildings or roads).

[4] The municipality is located in the Arlesheim district, on the edge of the Sundgau and bordered by France on three sides.

It is at an elevation of 355 m (1,165 ft) above sea level and is the second smallest municipality in the canton of Basel-Country.

The village is enclosed on three sides by France (municipalities Neuwiller and Hagenthal-le-Bas).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Tree Gules issuant from Coupeaux Vert.

[5] A red beech tree on a silver background on a green three-mountain.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (1,178 or 94.6%), with French being second most common (22 or 1.8%) and English being third (17 or 1.4%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2010[update], in Schönenbuch is; 98 children or 6.8% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 216 teenagers or 14.9% are between 7 and 19.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 33.58% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 577 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 55.1%.

[8] There were 654 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.4% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 47 or 19.9% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 77 or 32.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 9 or 3.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 or 0.4% were in the information industry, 61 or 25.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 19 or 8.1% were in education.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 549 or 44.1% were Roman Catholic, while 409 or 32.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.