Harvel is a village in Christian and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Illinois.

Illinois Route 48 (Front Street) passes through the village, leading southwest 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Raymond and northeast 19 miles (31 km) to Taylorville, the Christian County seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Harvel has a total area of 0.72 square miles (1.86 km2), all land.

27.17% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The first settlers of the area were of German, French, and English extraction, and came to Harvel primarily from the eastern region of the United States.