| Paal | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Hulst - Paal.svg |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Paal in the municipality of Hulst.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands  |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Zeeland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hulst |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.6 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.12 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 75 |
| 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: | 4569 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0114 |
| Coordinates: | 51.3544°N 4.1075°W |
Paal is a hamlet in the southwest Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, Zeeland, and is located 35 km north of Antwerp, Belgium.
The village was first mentioned in 1847 as Paal (De), and refers to a beacon. From at least 1676 until 1874 there was a ferry to Bergen op Zoom at the location.[3]
Paal used to be a fishing village which specialised in mussels. It was home to 412 people in 1840. In 1979, the dike was enlarged and the old harbour disappeared. In 1980, a marina was built instead.
Paal used to be part of the municipality of Graauw en Langendam. In 2003, it was merged into Hulst.[4]