Pepinster
Pepinster (French pronunciation: [pepɛ̃stɛʁ]) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
Pepinster
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  Pepinster Location in Belgium
Location of Pepinster in the province of Liège  | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′N 05°49′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Verviers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Philippe Godin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.79 km2 (9.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,765 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4860-4861 |
| Area codes | 087 |
| Website | www.pepinster.be |
On 1 January 2006 Pepinster had a total population of 9,560. The total area is 24.79 km2 which gives a population density of 386 inhabitants per km2. Pepinster is situated at the confluence of the rivers Hoëgne and Vesdre.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Cornesse, Pepinster (including the hamlet of Tancrémont), Soiron, and Wegnez.
Pepinster was hit extremely hard by the 2021 European floods, the village was temporarily cut off from roads.[2]
Image gallery
Pepinster town hall
The romanesque Christ (11th century).
the Vesdre river
See also
- Fort de Tancrémont, a companion to Fort Eben-Emael, located just outside the town
- List of protected heritage sites in Pepinster
- Shrine of Tancrémont
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Belgium village of Pepinster cut off after extreme flooding, retrieved 2021-09-29
External links
Media related to Pepinster at Wikimedia Commons
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