As of 2018[update], the census reported the village has a population of 3,419, making it the largest settlement in Veere.

[4] The village was first mentioned between 1181 and 1210 as Coldekirca, and means "abandoned church".

[5] Koudekerke is a circular church village which developed in the Middle Ages on a ridge.

Huis der Boede is manor house built in 1733 Louis XIV style on the location of a 13th-century estate.

The nearby hamlet of Dishoek became the tourist centre due to its beaches, and contains holiday homes, campsites and hotels.