El Bierzo is a region located in the northwest part of the León Province and has an area of 3,000 km². It is bordered to the east and south by Maragatería and Cabrera, also regions in León, and to the north by the regions of Laciana and Asturias, and to the west by Galicia. With respect to its geographical features, what most stands out is its basin shape formed by being surrounded by mountains whose peaks are about 2,000 meters high.

The LEADERCAL Local Development Programme will be carried out in 37 municipalities in the El Bierzo region: Arganza, Balboa, Barjas, Bembibre, Benuza, Berlanga del Bierzo, Borrenes, Cabañas Raras, Cacabelos, Camponaraya, Candín, Carracedelo, Carucedo, Castropodame, Congosto, Corullón, Cubillos del Sil, Fabero, Folgoso de la Ribera, Igüeña, Molinaseca, Noceda del Bierzo, Oencia, Páramo del Sil, Peranzanes, Ponferrada, Priaranza del Bierzo, Puente de Domingo Flórez, Sancedo, Sobrado, Toreno, Torre del Bierzo, Trabadelo, Vega de Espinareda, Vega de Valcarce, Villadecanes y Villafranca del Bierzo, excluidos los términos municipales de Bembibre y Ponferrada considerados núcleos principales de términos municipales con población superior a 10.000 habitantes y los anejos urbanizados o periféricos del término municipal de Ponferrada: Columbrianos, Cuatrovientos, Flores del Sil, Fuentesnuevas, La Placa, and Santo Tomás de las Ollas.