| Alem | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Map Caption1: | --> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Maasdriel |
| Coordinates: | 51.7869°N 5.3436°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 2 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.93 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 645 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 5335 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0418 |
Alem is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Maasdriel, and lies about 10 km north of 's-Hertogenbosch.
It used to part of the province in North Brabant. In 1934, it became part of Gelderland. Until 1958, Alem, Maren en Kessel was a separate municipality. The villages of Maren and Maren-Kessel are now part of the municipality of Lith.
It was first mentioned in 1107 as Aleym. The etymology is unclear.[3] The village developed along the Maas. The Dutch Reformed Church has probably been built around 1719 using material from a previous church lost in a 1717 flood.[4] In 1840, it was home to 307 people.[5]
In 1925, the canalisation of the Maas resulted in Alem becoming a river island.[4] In 1934, it became part of the province of Gelderland.[5]