Villafranca del Bierzo

Villafranca del Bierzo
Convento de Padres Paúles. (Priory of the Paulist Fathers)
Convento de Padres Paúles. (Priory of the Paulist Fathers)
Coat of arms of Villafranca del Bierzo
Villafranca del Bierzo is located in Castile and León
Villafranca del Bierzo
Villafranca del Bierzo
Location in Spain
Villafranca del Bierzo is located in Spain
Villafranca del Bierzo
Villafranca del Bierzo
Villafranca del Bierzo (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°36′27″N 6°48′27″W / 42.60750°N 6.80750°W / 42.60750; -6.80750
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceLeón
ComarcaEl Bierzo
Judicial districtPonferrada
Government
 • MayorAnderson Batista Rojas (PSOE)
Area
 • Total177.37 km2 (68.48 sq mi)
Elevation
505 m (1,657 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total2,974
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
DemonymVillafranquinos
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ClimateCsb
WebsiteOfficial website
Castle of Villafranca.

Villafranca del Bierzo (Galician: Vilafranca do Bierzo) is a village and municipality located in the comarca of El Bierzo, in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain.

Villafranca del Bierzo lies 187 kilometers from Santiago de Compostela and is located between Ponferrada and O Cebreiro on the Way of St. James pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.