Ferpècle is a

dispersed settlement A dispersed settlement, also known as a scattered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world. Typically, there are a num ...

in the upper

Val d'Hérens Val d'Hérens is an alpine valley in the Valais canton of Switzerland. It was formed by the Hérens glacier, which retreated at the end of the last ice age. It is now the valley of the ''Borgne'' river, a tributary of the Rhone (confluence abo ...

Valais Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the S ...

, Switzerland, upstream of

Les Haudères Les Haudères is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the central part of the canton, in the Val d'Hérens, south of Sion. It belongs to the municipality of Evolène. Les Haudères lies where th ...

, at between about 1,700 m and 1,800 m elevation, spanning a distance of about 5 km along the ''Borgne de Ferpècle'' stream. Like Les Haudères, it is part of Evolène municipality. Individual settlements of Ferpècle are ''Seppec'', ''Pra Floric'', ''Renoillin'' and '' Salay''. Ferpècle serves as starting-point for a number of alpinist excursions, including

Ferpècle Glacier The Ferpècle Glacier (french: Glacier de Ferpècle) is a long glacier (2005) situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of . See also *List of glaciers in Switzerland *List of glaciers *Retreat of ...

and

Mont Miné Glacier The Mont Miné Glacier (french: Glacier du Mont Miné) is a long glacier (2005) in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of . See also *List of glaciers in Switzerland *List of glaciers *Retreat of glaci ...

. Until the 19th century, these two glaciers were still connected, reaching down to just above Salay (1,766 m). Since the later 19th century, the glacier has retreated and become separated into two non-contiguous parts, forming the two sources of the ''Borgne de Ferpècle''. At 1,880 m, a dam was built in 1964 to prevent inundations.

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