page_title: France–Switzerland border
section_title: Border controls
hierarchical_section_title: France–Switzerland border / Border controls
caption_attribution_description: English: French-Swiss customs barrier in Europort (Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg), 2018 Français&#160;: Poste de douane française-suisse à l'Europort (Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg), 2018
context_page_description: The French–Swiss border is 572 km long. Its modern boundaries are mostly the product of the Congress of Vienna of 1815, with the accession of Geneva, Neuchâtel, and Valais to the Swiss Confederation, but it has since been modified in detail, the last time being in 2002.
context_section_description: Since Switzerland's accession to the Schengen Area in 2008, there have been no permanent passport controls along this border, even if there can be customs controls.
  There are two airports near the border which have both Swiss and French passport and customs control, where the passengers can choose one of them. These are the EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg which is located in France, but passengers can go to Switzerland without going through French border controls, and the Geneva Airport which is located in Switzerland, but passengers can go to France without going through Swiss border controls.
caption: French–Swiss customs post in EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, 2018
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