Geography
La Folliaz has an area, as of 2009, of 9.9 square kilometers (3.8 sq mi). Of this area, 7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi) or 75.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi) or 18.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi) or 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 45.5% is used for growing crops and 28.2% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
It consists of the linear village of La Folliaz, the village of Villarimboud and scattered farm houses.
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