| Official Name: | El Bodón |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Flag Size: | 150 |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
| Coordinates: | 40.4833°N -40°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
| Subdivision Name1: | Castile and León |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Salamanca |
| Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
| Subdivision Name3: | Comarca de Ciudad Rodrigo |
| Subdivision Type4: | Subcomarca |
| Subdivision Name4: | Campo de Robledo |
| Leader Party: | PSOE |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Juan José Oreja Sánchez |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 61 |
| Elevation M: | 701 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 37520 |
El Bodón is a village and large municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 293 people.[2]
The municipality covers an area of . It lies above sea level. The postal code is 37520. The tour of the area is described by the English travel writer Richard Ford.[3]
During the Peninsular War, the village was the site of the Battle of El Bodón which was fought on 25 September 1811 between the French army and Anglo-Portuguese army under Thomas Picton.[4] [5]