Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Autonomous community
- Castile and León
- Province
- León
- Comarca
- El Bierzo
- Judicial district
- Ponferrada
- Mayor
- Anderson Batista Rojas ( PSOE )
- Total
- 177.37 km (68.48 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 505 m (1,657 ft)
- Density
- 14.61/km (37.83/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Villafranquinos
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Climate
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Castle of Villafranca. Villafranca del Bierzo (Leonese language: Villafranca del Bierzu) 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.