Mies | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mies  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°18′N 06°10′E / 46.300°N 6.167°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Nyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic Pierre-Alain Schmidt |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,078 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1295 |
| SFOS number | 5723 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VD |
| Surrounded by | Tannay, Chavannes-des-Bois, Versoix (GE) |
| Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Mies (French pronunciation: [mi]) is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Mies is one of the communes of the Canton de Vaud which are collectively known as the "Terre-Sainte".
Located approximately halfway between Geneva and Nyon, Mies sits on Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), which lies to the southeast. The highest point of Mies is 455m above sea level. To the southwest lies Versoix, in the Canton of Geneva and to the northwest Chavannes-de-Bogis, which houses a major shopping mall. To the north and west lie the Communes of Tannay, Bogis-Bossey, and Coppet. Mies is separated from the neighbouring commune of Tannay by a small ravine containing a stream called le nant du Torry.
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.