What is the postal code of Mies?

Mies has 2 postal codes: 1290, 1295.

What is the tax rate in Mies?

The municipal tax multiplier of Mies is 54% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Mies?

A single person without children pays about 15'091 CHF income tax in Mies on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Mies have?

Mies has 2'211 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Mies?

Mies has 807 foreign residents, a share of 36.5% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District de Nyon

Mies

1290–1295

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'167 52.8%

Men

1'044 47.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

584 26.4%

Swiss citizens

1'404 63.5%

Foreign residents

807 36.5%

Population density

333 pop./km²

0–19 · 584 · 26.4%20–64 · 1'250 · 56.5%65+ · 377 · 17.1%

Foreign residents 36.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +31 (+1.4%) · 9 births · 18 deaths · net migration +49

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Mies

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 23.1% Yes

22.6% YesNo 77.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 27.6% Yes

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

27.09.2026Initiative populaire « Baisse d’impôts pour tous — Redonner du pouvoir d’achat à la classe moyenne »Cantonal VD● Accepted · 53.9% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 61.6% Yes

66.4% YesNo 33.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 50.7% Yes

52.6% YesNo 47.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 34.4% Yes

30.1% YesNo 69.9%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 37.7% Yes

33.0% YesNo 67.0%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 51.5% Yes

52.1% YesNo 47.9%

14.06.2026Initiative populaire législative « Pour le droit de vivre dignement de son travail – pour un salaire minimum cantonal »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 39.9% Yes

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

14.06.2026Initiative populaire constitutionnelle « Pour le droit de vivre dignement de son travail – pour un salaire minimum cantonal »Cantonal VD● Accepted · 51.7% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 42.9% Yes

40.1% YesNo 59.9%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 67.8% Yes

65.5% YesNo 34.5%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP33.1% · strongest party

FDP33.1%

SVP15.7%

GLP14.2%

GRÜNE12.4%

SP12.2%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier54%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

54%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 7 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'091 CHF(15.1%)

Rank 6 of 300 in the canton · 1017 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'155 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Eclépens 14'558 CHF · most expensive La Praz 17'020 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:15'091 CHF(~15.1%)

MiesCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Mies	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	3.8%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.1%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.4%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	12.4%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.3%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.1%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	16.9%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	17.7%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	18.5%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	19.3%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.1%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	22.8%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	24.3%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	25.6%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	26.8%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	27.8%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'020 mm

10.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

458 m

Mean elevation

397 m

Relief

86 m

Mean slope

1.2°

Flat share

97.0%

South-facing

0.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 86 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

17 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

21.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'800

Per inhabitant

7'666 kWh/yr

17 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

28.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

28.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Romande Energie SA

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 1

Standard model, deductible 300698 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Mies →Canton Vaud →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 of canton Vaud. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Vaud (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.34 %

Second homes

13.3 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

886

Built before 194616.4%

Built since 200136.7%

0.34 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

899

Workplaces

167

Services share

94.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 851 (94.7%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

10 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 35 min · Car 28 min

AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 264/300 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5723

Head of governmentPierre-Alain Schmidt

Websitemies.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de Nyon

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Mies ranks

Largest municipalities2'211 #79 VD · #915 CH Growing municipalities1.4% #84 VD · #574 CH Shrinking municipalities1.4% #217 VD · #1539 CH Jobs per resident0.41 #86 VD · #824 CH Families & children26.4% #25 VD · #36 CH Age structure17.1% #169 VD · #1764 CH Women share52.8% #13 VD · #49 CH Foreign residents36.5% #27 VD · #129 CH Population density333/km² #70 VD · #712 CH Tax burden15'091 #7 VD · #1018 CH Taxes54% #7 VD Warmest municipalities10.8 °C #42 VD · #143 CH Sunniest municipalities47.2% #52 VD · #420 CH Rainiest municipalities1'020 mm #185 VD · #1540 CH Voter turnout57.7% #216 VD · #863 CH Against Switzerland16.7% #85 VD · #810 CH Aligned with Switzerland83.3% #70 VD · #701 CH SVP strongholds15.7% #274 VD · #1968 CH SP strongholds12.2% #286 VD · #1277 CH Centre strongholds7.1% #42 VD · #1557 CH FDP strongholds33.1% #19 VD · #49 CH GLP strongholds14.2% #14 VD · #47 CH Green strongholds12.4% #113 VD · #308 CH Largest by area6.6 km² #134 VD · #1320 CH Highest municipalities436 m #258 VD · #1655 CH Second homes13.3% #80 VD · #735 CH Organic farming0% #255 VD · #2004 CH Best-connected municipalities35 min #37 VD · #163 CH Remotest municipalities35 min #264 VD · #1954 CH Highest peaks458 m #284 VD · #2009 CH Highest-lying municipalities397 m #278 VD · #1988 CH Greatest vertical range86 m #252 VD · #1906 CH Steepest municipalities1.2° #283 VD · #2065 CH Solar potential17 GWh #99 VD · #1149 CH Solar potential per capita7'666 kWh #236 VD · #1536 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #190 VD · #1488 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #139 VD · #647 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Mies1295 Versoix1290

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Mies?: Mies has 2 postal codes: 1290, 1295.
What is the tax rate in Mies?: The municipal tax multiplier of Mies is 54% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Mies?: A single person without children pays about 15'091 CHF income tax in Mies on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Mies have?: Mies has 2'211 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Mies?: Mies has 807 foreign residents, a share of 36.5% (2025).

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