| Kortessem | |
| Map: | Kortessem Limburg Belgium Map.svg |
| Map-Legend: | Location of Kortessem in Limburg |
| Arms: | Kortessem wapen2.svg |
| Flag: | Flag of Kortessem.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Tongeren |
| Nis: | 73040 |
| Mayor: | Tom Thijsen (CD&V) |
| Majority: | CD&V, N-VA |
| Postal-Codes: | 3720-3724 |
| Telephone-Area: | 011 |
| Web: | www.kortessem.be |
| Coordinates: | 50.8667°N 28°W |
Kortessem (pronounced as /nl/; li|Kotsoeve) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006, Kortessem had a total population of 8,074. The total area is 33.90 km2 which gives a population density of 238 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Kortessem, Guigoven, Vliermaal, Vliermaalroot, and Wintershoven.
Up until its destruction by a storm in 2009, Kortessem was the home of the Onzelievehereboom: a 1200-year-old oak.
Since 16 May 2014 Herman Van Rompuy is an honorary citizen.[1]