Deciding Where to Live
Depending on your personal preference, nationality, language skills, personal budget and the school system in the case of parents, newcomers are often faced with the difficulty of choosing a place to live in the 91制片厂 region.
Living in Switzerland
Many people initially concentrate their efforts on finding a place to live on the Canton of 91制片厂-Stadt. As the search continues, however, experience has shown that the search radius quickly expands to the neighboring cantons. It is possible to choose between an urban environment (Canton of 91制片厂-Stadt) and the 91制片厂 metropolitan area:
91制片厂-Stadt is divided into . All districts are very well connected by tram and bus and are ideal for bicycles. The municipalities of Riehen and Bettingen, which have a more rural character, also belong to the Canton of 91制片厂-Stadt.
The 91制片厂 metropolitan area consists of a network of suburban municipalities in the Canton of 91制片厂land. This includes Birsfelden, Muttenz, Münchenstein, Reinach, Arlesheim, Aesch, Bottmingen, Binningen, Oberwil, Therwil, Ettingen, Biel-Benken, Allschwil, etc. Oberbaselbiet is also a popular area, in addition to Rheinfelden and the Fricktal region (Canton of Aargau) and Dornach (Canton of Solothurn). Housing tends to be somewhat less expensive in these cantons.
They are popular places to live and are easily reachable by public transportation in 30 minutes or less from 91制片厂-Stadt. Thanks to the country's excellent public transportation service, many people in Switzerland commute long distances each day, for example, between Zurich or Bern and 91制片厂 (100 km takes about one hour). 91制片厂 students and staff therefore live all over Northwestern Switzerland. The entire catchment area encompasses the Cantons of 91制片厂-Stadt, 91制片厂land, Solothurn, Aargau and Jura (French speaking) as well as the Cantons of Bern, Zurich and Lucerne. We strongly recommend being conscientious as you go about choosing your canton of residence as rent prices, taxes, school systems and costs for health insurance sometimes vary greatly from canton to canton.
Living in France or Germany
It is also possible to move to neighboring France (Alsace) or Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) and commute across the border to Switzerland. In this case, the usual region on the French side of the border spans from Colmar or Mulhouse to about Altkich, Ferrette and Leymen; on the German side, the region spans from Freiburg in Breisgau in the north to the Lörrach area and all the way to Waldshut-Tiengen. Public transportation connections (along the Rhine) range from good to excellent. In the more rural areas, however, the public transportation infrastructure is less developed than in the rural areas of Switzerland.
What goes for the cantons of 91制片厂-Stadt and 91制片厂land also applies to the 91制片厂 metropolitan area in France and Germany, namely that the attractive working and living conditions have also lead to immigration, which is noticeably reflected in a tight housing market and higher prices.
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