So a break
It’s normal the word rupt is common in our Vosges since it designates a stream and streams are not lacking in our mountains, rupts by which a drop falling from the sky will end its course in the Mediterranean Sea or in the English Channel depending on where it fell on the watershed line. We must not confuse a rupt, a stream, and a drop for example on the side of Gérardmer where it is rather a small torrent. But back to Ferdrupt. The commune was born on December 19, 1831, from a dismemberment of Rupt sur Moselle and the regrouping in a new commune of the hamlets of Ferdrupt, Xaorupt and part of Remanvillers. But it must be said that in 1792 the places I have just mentioned had already been removed from the brand new commune of Ramonchamp even though they belonged to the Ban de Ramonchamp. Basically, Ramonchamp first, and then Rupt sur Moselle, were deemed too big and the town hall too far from the inhabitants of Ferdrupt so they were given their independence. The inhabitants did their own business.
The place of the strange “can’homme”
Finally, according to the legend, not all of them, since Ferdrupt is the commune of the little man, a kind of wild man in the spirit of the yeti of Tibet. A rather tenacious legend but which has never been verified. If you like it, feel free to check it out. It’s very pretty Ferdrupt, we are not in the Vosges for nothing. You can see beautiful peaks around the pretty Notre Dame de l’Assomption church, such as the Tête de l’Homant, at 896 or the Grand Côteau, the town of which shares a face with the town of Saulxures sur Moselotte. Ferdrupt is a little over 725 inhabitants, nestled at more than 444 meters above sea level, which makes for a beautiful view and a reason to go there to breathe the fresh air.