Villafranca del Bierzo

Villafranca del Bierzo
Convento de Padres Paúles. (Priory of the Paulist Fathers)
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Coordinates: 42°36′27″N 6°48′27″W / 42.60750°N 6.80750°W / 42.60750; -6.80750
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	León
Comarca	El Bierzo
Judicial district	Ponferrada
Government
• Mayor	Anderson Batista Rojas (PSOE)
Area
• Total	177.37 km2 (68.48 sq mi)
Elevation	505 m (1,657 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	2,974
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Demonym	Villafranquinos
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Climate	Csb
Website	Official website

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.