Pepinster
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Location of Pepinster | |
Pepinster Location in Belgium
Location of Pepinster in the province of Liège | |
Coordinates: 50°34′N 05°49′E / 50.567°N 5.817°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Liège |
Arrondissement | Verviers |
Government | |
• Mayor | Philippe Godin |
• Governing party/ies | PEPIN |
Area | |
• Total | 24.89 km2 (9.61 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 9,765 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 4860-4861 |
NIS code | 63058 |
Area codes | 087 |
Website | www.pepinster.be |
Pepinster (French pronunciation: [pepɛ̃stɛʁ] or [pəpɛ̃stɛʁ]) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
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
- Romanesque Christ (11th century)
- 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.
- ↑ Belgium village of Pepinster cut off after extreme flooding on YouTube, 17 July 2021, Sky News. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine
External links
- Media related to Pepinster at Wikimedia Commons
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