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Mies is located in Switzerland
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Location in Switzerland
Mies is located in Canton of Vaud
Mies
Mies
Location in Canton of Vaud
Country Switzerland
Canton Vaud
District Nyon
Area
 • Total 3.45 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Elevation
410 m (1,350 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2020 )
 • Total 2,165
 • Density 627.5/km2 (1,625.3/sq mi)
Postal code
1295
Surrounded by Tannay, Chavannes-des-Bois, Versoix (GE)

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

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

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Mies (Suiza) para niños

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