Moorsel is a village in East Flanders, Belgium, a deelgemeente of the city of Aalst. The village belongs to a league of neighboring villages, which call themselves the Faluintjesgemeenten. Moorsel is the largest of the four villages with approximately 4,600 inhabitants. Name Today's accepted spelling "Moorsel" dates merely from the 18th century. Other spellings, such as Morcella, are older, dating back to 1114. The name itself is a combination of moor, "marsh", and sele or sall, "dwelling": a m… (More on Moorsel)