Mies, Switzerland
Mies is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mies | |
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| Coordinates: 46°18′N 06°10′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 |
| Surrounded by | Tannay, Chavannes-des-Bois, Versoix (GE) |
| Website | www 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".
Gallery
Town Hall of Mies
Mies
Sports
Mies is home to the headquarters of FIBA, the international governing body of basketball.[3]
References
- "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.
- FIBA Administration Department Archived 2016-04-19 at the Wayback Machine accessed 12 December 2014
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