Mies, Switzerland

Mies is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Coat of arms of Mies
Coordinates: 46°18′N 06°10′E / 46.300°N 6.167°E / 46.300; 6.167Coordinates: 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
 (Dec 2015)
 • Total1,981
 • Density570.9/km2 (1,478.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1295
Surrounded byTannay, Chavannes-des-Bois, Versoix (GE)
Websitewww.mies.ch
Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

The municipality is halfway between Geneva and Nyon.

Mies is one of the municipalities of the Canton de Vaud which are collectively known as the "Terre-Sainte".

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Sports

Mies is home to the headquarters of FIBA, the international governing body of basketball.[1]

Mies, Switzerland Media

References

  1. FIBA Administration Department Archived 2016-04-19 at the Wayback Machine accessed 12 December 2014

Other websites

  Media related to Mies at Wikimedia Commons