Adegem is a village and deelgemeente (sub-municipality) in the municipality of Maldegem in the Belgian province of East Flanders.

[3] The village was first mentioned in 840 as Addingahim, and means "settlement of the people of Ado (person)".

[6] In 1939, Flugplatz Maldegem was built near Adegem which was used by the Germans during World War II and bombed multiple times by the Allies.

On 12 September 1944, Adegem was liberated by Canadian troops who managed to surprise the Germans, and took the village and airport without a fight.

[6] In 1945, the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery was established which contains the graves of 1,112 identified and 48 unknown soldiers.