Mies, Switzerland

Mies
Coat of arms of Mies
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Mies is located in Switzerland
Mies
Mies
Mies is located in Canton of Vaud
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Mies
Coordinates: 46°18′N 06°10′E / 46.300°N 6.167°E / 46.300; 6.167
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictNyon
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Pierre-Alain Schmidt
Area
 • Total3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Elevation
410 m (1,350 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total2,078
 • Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1295
SFOS number5723
ISO 3166 codeCH-VD
Surrounded byTannay, Chavannes-des-Bois, Versoix (GE)
Websitewww.mies.ch
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.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.