Smolec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kąty Wrocławskie, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was Schmolz, Germany.
It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Kąty Wrocławskie, and 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The village has an approximate population of 3,000.