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Mies
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Total population
1,760
Coordinates46.31°, 6.17°
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Mies may refer to:
History & geography
Geography
Latitude
46.3060
Longitude
6.1723
Water area
—
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
601,055
Distinct species (top 10)
10
Most-observed species
- Yellow-legged hornetVespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta7,512
- Eurasian CootFulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves7,026
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,111
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,970
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,958
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,902
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,305
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,075
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
187
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2005-09-08
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2026-01-124 km SSW of Les Houches, France
- M 3.3 — 2025-05-068 km W of Chapareillan, France
- M 3.2 — 2024-05-099 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
- M 3.3 — 2022-09-257 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
- M 4.5 — 2022-03-123 km S of Faverges, France
- M 3.4 — 2020-06-2311 km ESE of Samoëns, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
E
Eberhard Binder
Swiss politician (1854-1907)
B
Bruno Boscardin
Swiss bicycle racer
Nelly Wicky
Swiss politician (1923-2020)
Nicolas Schnyder
Swiss bicycle racer
R
René Helg
Swiss lawyer politician (1917-1989)
A
Albert Fouilloux
French politician (1870-1953)
Charles Duboule
Swiss politician (1895-1956)
Charles Perron
Swiss journalist and cartographer (1837-1909)
J
Jean-Pierre Goretta
Swiss journalist and radio host (1926-1985)
J
Jean Millet
Michel Portmann
Swiss athletics competitor
René Bartholoni
French politician (1881-1967)
T
Thierry Vernet
Swiss painter (1927-1993)
Francis Fortescue Urquhart
English historian
J
John Bernhard
Swiss photographer (born 1957)
A
Annick Klug
Swiss film actor and stage actor
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Vaud
- Tannay0.3 mi away · pop. 1,436
- Commugny0.9 mi away · pop. 2,508
- Coppet1.2 mi away · pop. 2,887
- Chavannes-des-Bois2 mi away · pop. 797
- Founex2.2 mi away · pop. 3,210
- Chavannes-de-Bogis2.7 mi away · pop. 1,077
- Bogis-Bossey3.2 mi away · pop. 830
- Crans VD3.9 mi away
- Crassier4.7 mi away · pop. 1,114
- Arnex-sur-Nyon4.9 mi away · pop. 190
- Borex5.1 mi away · pop. 899
- La Rippe5.3 mi away · pop. 1,086
Geography & sun
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.59
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,309
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
41
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Mies
Code de procédure pénale du 12 septembre 1967
Vaud (Switzerland) · 1985
Code de procédure civil du 14 décembre 1966
Vaud (Switzerland) · 1983
Constitution du 1er mars 1885 du canton du Vaud
Vaud (Switzerland) · 1986
Nouveau recueil de la législation vaudoise
Vaud. · 1900
Grundzüge des Jugendstrafverfahrens mis besonderer Berücksichtigung der Kantone Aargau und Waadt
Marianne Girsberger · 1973
La Côte au bon vieux temps
1975
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
Seen 2026-10-15
Merveille du Jour
Griposia aprilina
Seen 2026-10-15
Red-green Carpet
Chloroclysta siterata
Seen 2026-10-15
The White-Point
Mythimna albipuncta
Seen 2026-10-15
Beaded Chestnut
Agrochola lychnidis
Seen 2026-10-15
Yellow-line Quaker
Agrochola macilenta
Seen 2026-10-15
Barred Sallow
Tiliacea aurago
Seen 2026-10-15
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Seen 2026-10-15
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Seen 2026-10-15
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 5723
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,078
- Wikidata
- Q69329
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771