| La Bañeza | |
| Flag Size: | 125px |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of León#Spain Castile and León#Spain |
| Pushpin Label: | La Bañeza |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Province of León##Location in Castile and León##Location in Spain |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | León |
| Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | José Miguel Palazuelo Martín |
| Leader Party: | PSOE |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.71 |
| Elevation M: | 772 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Population Demonym: | bañezano, bañezana |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 24750 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone prefix |
| Area Code: | 987 |
La Bañeza (pronounced as /es/) is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 11,050 inhabitants.
It is the capital of the region of Tierra de La Bañeza.
Located in a region originally inhabited by the Astures population its territory was a part of Conventus Asturum during the Roman times. The city was founded in the 9th century by conde Gatón from two small villages San Pedro de Périx and Bani Eiza. La Bañeza hosted a marquis in the modern age and, in the end of the 19th century, was transformed by the arrival of the railroad in 1896. A year earlier, in 1895, Queen Regent Maria Christina of Austria gives the title of city.
Tourist attractions include the churches of San Salvador and Santa María, as well as several celebrations during the year, of which some of the more important are the Carnivals, Holy Week, and the motorbike race in August, the La Bañeza Grand Prix, one of the last urban motor-races in the world.