title: Pepinster
text: # Pepinster
  
  Pepinster (French pronunciation: ​ or) 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 $km^2$ which gives a population density 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: 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.
  
  ## Image gallery
  
  * Pepinster town hall
  * Romanesque Christ (11th century)
  * Vesdre river
  