Pepinster | |
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Municipality | |
Location in Belgium | |
Coordinates: 50°34′N 05°49′E / 50.567°N 5.817°ECoordinates: 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 |
Area | |
• Total | 24.79 km2 (9.57 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2016) | |
• Total | 9,703 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 4860-4861 |
Area codes | 087 |
Website | www.pepinster.be |
Pepinster is a Walloon municipality of Belgium in Province of Liège. On January 1, 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 sub-municipalities: Pepinster proper, Cornesse, Soiron, and Wegnez.
Pepinster town hall
The romanesque Christ (11th century).
the Vesdre river