Ursem is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Alkmaar and 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Amsterdam and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west from Hoorn.Ursem was a separate municipality until 1979, when the new municipality of Wester-Koggenland was created.In 2001, the village of Ursem had 2142 inhabitants.