Basel metropolitan area
Basel metropolitan area
The Basel metropolitan area extends across three countries: Switzerland, France and Germany. The Trinational Eurodistrict Basel (German: Trinationale Eurodistrict Basel (TEB)/ French: Eurodistrict Trinational de Bâle (ETB)) is an organization of municipalities and cities in the area of Basel that carries out common planning. It is an extension of the Trinational Agglomeration Basel (German: Trinationale Agglomeration Basel (TAB)/French: Agglomération Trinationale de Bâle (ATB).
The TEB has approximately 830,000 inhabitants.[1] with 60% in Switzerland, 30% in Germany and 10% in France. It consists of:[1]
- In Switzerland:
- Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft cantons
- in the Canton of Solothurn the Thierstein District, Dorneck District and the Forum Regio Plus
- in Aargau canton the municipalities of the Fricktal planning region
- In France:
- The municipalities of the Pays de Saint-Louis with the communautés de communes of:
- In Germany:
- the Lorrach district
- in the Waldshut district the cities Wehr and Bad Säckingen
External links
- Official website of the Trinational Basel Eurodistrict (in German and French)
- "The Basel Metropolitan Area: Three Borders - One Metropolitan Area", The International Centre for Local and Regional Development
References
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