Ayent has an area, as of 2009, of 55.1 square kilometers (21.3 sq mi).
Of this area, 10.42 km² (4.02 sq mi) or 18.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 13.35 km² (5.15 sq mi) or 24.2% is forested.
Of the rest of the land, 2.55 km² (0.98 sq mi) or 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.75 km² (0.29 sq mi) or 1.4% is either rivers or lakes and 27.97 km² (10.80 sq mi) or 50.7% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%.
Out of the forested land, 20.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees.
Of the agricultural land, 0.5% is used for growing crops and 5.2% is pastures, while 3.2% is used for orchards or vine crops and 10.0% is used for alpine pastures.
Of the water in the municipality, 1.1% is in lakes and 0.2% is in rivers and streams.
Of the unproductive areas, 8.2% is unproductive vegetation, 39.6% is too rocky for vegetation and 3.0% of the land is covered by glaciers.

The municipality is located on a high terrace on the right side of the Rhone river.
It consists of the villages and hamlets of Botyre, Luc, Saxonne, La Place, Blignou, Fortunau, Saint-Romain, Signèse, Villa, Argnou and the tourist development of Anzère (which was built in 1969).
There is no Ayent village in the municipality.

The reservoir Lac de Tseuzier is located on the border with Icogne.
Ayent has an area, as of 2009, of 55.1 square kilometers (21.3 sq mi). Of this area, 10.42 km² (4.02 sq mi) or 18.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 13.35 km² (5.15 sq mi) or 24.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.55 km² (0.98 sq mi) or 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.75 km² (0.29 sq mi) or 1.4% is either rivers or lakes and 27.97 km² (10.80 sq mi) or 50.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 20.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.5% is used for growing crops and 5.2% is pastures, while 3.2% is used for orchards or vine crops and 10.0% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 1.1% is in lakes and 0.2% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 8.2% is unproductive vegetation, 39.6% is too rocky for vegetation and 3.0% of the land is covered by glaciers.
The municipality is located on a high terrace on the right side of the Rhone river. It consists of the villages and hamlets of Botyre, Luc, Saxonne, La Place, Blignou, Fortunau, Saint-Romain, Signèse, Villa, Argnou and the tourist development of Anzère (which was built in 1969). There is no Ayent village in the municipality.
The reservoir Lac de Tseuzier is located on the border with Icogne.
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