| Mies, Switzerland |
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| Welcome to Mies, a delightful village in the Swiss countryside. The village is situated in the canton of Vaud, touching the border of the canton of Geneva. Mies sits on Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), which lies to the South-West. To the South-East lies Versoix, in the Canton of Geneva and to the North-East Chavannes des Bogis which houses a major shopping mall. To the North and West lie the Communes of Tannay, Bogis Bossy and Coppet. |
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| The village of Mies has a number of small businesses and retailers, including a bakery, general store, flower shop, tea room, video rental, bank (Raiffeisen), post office, several restaurants and a small hotel. On the Route Suisse, which separates most of Mies from Lake Geneva there is a keep fit centre and a petrol station, along with a number of other businesses, such as a car show room. |
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| There is a village school called école les Sorbiers, for children aged 4 to 10 (enfantine jusqu'à la quatrième). After that the children must attend a school in one of the neighbouring villages, and a school bus makes several trips every day to pick up and deliver children back to Mies., The school, les Sorbiers is at the top of the village overlooking the apple orchards. It is a beautiful new looking school built in 1995 which thankfully remains free of any damage or graffitti. |
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| At the top end of Mies can be found the park and sports ground, together with the tennis courts and graveyard, all a stone's throw from the school which adjoins the park. Behind the school and park are the apple orchards and wheat fields which lead to the polo field (Polo de Veytay), where several important polo matches are played every year.
The village of Mies has a population of around 1500 living in 1000 homes. The post code is CH-1295 Mies. |
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