[2] The city of León lies to the east and south of San Andrés del Rabanedo.

To the southeast lies the municipality of Valverde de la Virgen, to the west lies Cimanes del Tejar, to the northwest Rioseco de Tapia and to the north, the municipalities of Sariegos and Cuadros.

[2] About one third of the municipality is occupied by the military base of Conde de Gazola and used for manoeuvres.

The municipality of San Andrés del Rabanedo has an area of 64.84 km2 (25.03 sq mi) and at the time of the 2011 census it had a population of 31,562, giving a density of 486.75 inhabitants per square kilometre.

San Andrés del Rabanedo has been one of the fastest growing towns; it increased its population by almost 24,000 people in the twentieth century and had gained another 4,000 by the year 2008.