Living in Allschwil — municipality near Basel

Allschwil is first documented in 1033 as "Almswilre"; in the Neu-Allschwil quarter, a Gallo-Roman burial ground dating from around the time of Christ's birth was discovered in 1937 — one of the oldest finds of its kind north of the Alps. Together with the neighbouring village of Schönenbuch, Allschwil is the only village in the region with a distinctly Alsatian Sundgau character: half-timbered houses and narrow lanes in the historic village core, with the Gothic parish church of St. Peter and Paul (wooden figures dating from around 1500) as its oldest building. A roughly 40-metre water tower with a lift offers unobstructed views to the Black Forest. Very different is the Bachgraben Campus to the north: here sits Idorsia (successor to Actelion after its acquisition by Johnson & Johnson in 2017), a pharmaceutical headquarters housed in a building designed by Herzog & de Meuron. The "Basel Supercluster" around the campus brings together more than 800 life sciences companies and around 33,000 specialists — one of the most significant clusters in Europe. On the Ziegelei site, a new residential quarter for 500 to 600 residents is currently under construction. Tram 6 and several bus lines ensure quick commuter access; the area is very popular among international pharma employees thanks to short commutes.