Geography
Mies has an area, as of 2009, of 3.5 square kilometers (1.4 sq mi). Of this area, 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi) or 33.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi) or 32.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi) or 34.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 26.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.1%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.2% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, 31.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 18.3% is used for growing crops and 11.9% is pastures, while 3.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality was part of the Nyon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Mies became part of the new district of Nyon.
The municipality is located on a terrace above Lake Geneva.
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