Belsele is a village and a deelgemeente of the municipality of Sint-Niklaas, which is situated in the Belgian province of East Flanders.

[2] In that time Belsele and Sinaai were united in rule in a tribunal (under the Keure van Waas).

In 1795, Belsele became canton Capitol of the Scheldt department, with Daknam, Eksaarde, Elversele, Kemzeke, Sinaai, Sint-Pauwels, Tielrode, and Waasmunster as subordinate municipalities.

Until the first half of the twentieth century, Belsele maintained its typical character of a farmers village in the Waas.

This changed in the twentieth century when the emphasis was put on food, construction, and textile.