Map of Basel, Switzerland

Basel is the administrative centre of Basel-City, Switzerland, with a population of about 177,595. It lies at 47.5584°N, 7.5733°E. Basel is about 69 km (43 mi) north of Bern, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lörrach, 9 km to the northeast.

Basel at a glance

Where is Basel?

• The 3rd largest city in Switzerland by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 26 min on the shortest day to 15 h 59 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Basel

• Lörrach — 9 km northeast, Germany
• Rheinfelden — 16 km east, Germany
• Mulhouse — 28 km northwest, France
• Freiburg — 53 km northeast, Germany
• Biel/Bienne — 53 km southwest
• Belfort — 55 km west, France
• Colmar — 60 km north, France
• Bern — 69 km south
• Köniz — 72 km south
• La Chaux-de-Fonds — 76 km southwest

Largest cities in Switzerland

• Zürich — 415,367
• Geneva — 201,741
• Lausanne — 139,111
• Bern — 121,631
• Winterthur — 111,840
• Lucerne — 81,691
• Sankt Gallen — 75,833
• Lugano — 63,185
• Biel/Bienne — 55,120
• Thun — 43,723

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.