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 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 293 people.

[3] The municipality covers an area of 60.74 square kilometres (23.45 sq mi).

The tour of the area is described by the English travel writer Richard Ford.

[4] 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.