Pepinster

Pepinster

Pepinster

Municipality in French Community, Belgium

For the English writer, see Catherine Pepinster.

Pepinster (French pronunciation: [pepɛ̃stɛʁ] or [pəpɛ̃stɛʁ]) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

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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 [fr], Pepinster (including the hamlet of Tancrémont), Soiron, and Wegnez [fr].

Pepinster was hit extremely hard by the 2021 European floods, the village was temporarily cut off from roads.[2]

  • Pepinster town hall
  • Romanesque Christ (11th century)
  • Vesdre river

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    Belgium village of Pepinster cut off after extreme flooding on YouTube, 17 July 2021, Sky News. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine
  • Media related to Pepinster at Wikimedia Commons
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