The municipality of Capçanes takes up 22,21 km² and is located in the southern part of El Priorat bordering with Tivissa to the south-east, Colldejou to the north-east and Guiamets and Marça to the north. The village, at 223 metres above sea level, is located in a valley surrounded by mountains. Many gullies drain the territory and come together in the Capçanes Torrent.

In that torrent there is a place known as 'l`avenc de la Fou', a waterspout with a fast slope of 15 metres that ends up in a lake. It is a two-hour hiking trip to get to this wonderful spot.

There are many different ways to get to Capçanes:

- The regional road from Falset through Marçà.
- From the national road N-420 there comes a local road that ends up in Capçanes.
- The train that covers the line Barcelona-Madrid also stops in Capçanes.

· The town counts with a sports centre, a swimming pool, a cultural centre and two bars 'Bar Neus' and 'Casal'.

Three parts of the municipal ground are uncultivated and covered with woods. Vineyards take up more than half the cultivated land, this growing is followed by hazelnut, almond, olive and fruit trees.

There are some factories in town and also many people go to work to the cities nearby.