| Altforst | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - West Maas en Waal - Altforst.png |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Altforst in the municipality of West Maas en Waal.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Maas en Waal |
| Coordinates: | 51.85°N 39°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 6 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.41 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 580 |
| 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: | 6628 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0487 |
Altforst is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 10 km north of Oss.
It was first mentioned in 1134 as Altfurse, and means "old settlement near furze (ulex europaeus)".[3] The village started as a deforestation settlement. It was a low-lying area, and therefore, three artificial mounds have been erected in the village. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1824 and was decommissioned in 1970.[4] In 1840, it was home to 281 people. The Roman Catholic Church dates from 1891 and is the replacement of a barn church.[5]