Alflen is an Ortsgemeinde, or municipality, located in the Cochem-Zell district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It functions as a member of the Verbandsgemeinde of Ulmen, which is a type of collective municipality.
The administrative seat for the Verbandsgemeinde to which Alflen belongs is situated in the town of Ulmen. The municipality serves as a local community within this regional administrative structure in western Germany.