Bettingen (Swiss German: Bettige) is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Stadt in Switzerland .

Bettingen is first mentioned in 777 as Bettingen.

Bettingen has an area, as of 2009, of 2.23 square kilometers (0.86 sq mi). Of this area, 0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi) or 34.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) or 44.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 18.8% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 14.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.8%.