Pepinster ( or ) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality ...
of
Wallonia
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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 km
2 which gives a
population density
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of 386 inhabitants per km
2. Pepinster is situated at the confluence of the rivers
Hoëgne and
Vesdre.
The municipality consists of the following
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
: , Pepinster (including the hamlet of
Tancrémont),
Soiron, and .
Pepinster was hit extremely hard by the
2021 European floods, the village was temporarily cut off from roads.
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Image gallery
Pepinster HV1a.jpg, Pepinster town hall
Christ de Tancrémont JPG.JPG, Romanesque Christ (11th century)
Pepinster Rue1b JPG.jpg
Pepinster_JPG03.jpg, 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
*
References
External links
*
Municipalities of Liège Province
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