Geography
Pont-la-Ville has an area, as of 2009, of 4.3 square kilometers (1.7 sq mi). Of this area, 2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi) or 66.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi) or 17.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) or 16.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 8.1%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 7.4% is used for growing crops and 57.9% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality is located in the Gruyère district, on the banks of the Saane/Sarine river and the Lake of Gruyère.
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