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Oudekapelle

Coordinates: 51°01′N 2°48′E / 51.017°N 2.800°E / 51.017; 2.800
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Oudekapelle
Oudekapelle
Oudekapelle
Coordinates: 51°00′46″N 02°48′33″E / 51.01278°N 2.80917°E / 51.01278; 2.80917
CountryBelgium
Province West Flanders
MunicipalityDiksmuide
Area
 • Total6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total152
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
 Source: NIS
Postal code
8600

Oudekapelle is a small village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a part ("deelgemeente") of the municipality of Diksmuide. Oudekapelle is a small village with only about ten houses around the church and farms on its territory. It has about 150 inhabitants.

Oudekapelle was an independent municipality until 1971, when it became a part of a newly formed municipality of Driekapellen, together with Nieuwkapelle en Sint-Jacobskapelle. In 1977, Driekapellen itself became a part of Diksmuide.

51°01′N 2°48′E / 51.017°N 2.800°E / 51.017; 2.800