Mies is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
It is approximately half-way between Geneva and Nyon. Mies sits on Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), which lies to the southeast and is 410m above sea-level. The highest point of Mies is 455m above sea level. The part of Mies touching the lake measures 1.63 km (1.01 mi). 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.
Mies is one of the communes of the Canton de Vaud which are collectively known as the "Terre-Sainte".
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