Roche

Roche is French for "boulder". The word is (part of) several names:

Contents

1 Places in France 2 Places in Switzerland 3 Places in the United Kingdom 4 People 5 Pharmaceutical company 6 Saint 7 Astronomy

Places in France

• Roche , in the Isère département
• Roche , in the Loire département

• Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand , in the Puy-de-Dôme département
• Roche-d'Agoux , in the Puy-de-Dôme département
• Roche-en-Régnier , in the Haute-Loire département
• Roche-et-Raucourt, in the Haute-Saône département
• Roche-la-Molière , in the Loire département
• Roche-la-Peyroux , in the Corrèze département
• Roche-lès-Clerval , in the Doubs département
• Roche-lez-Beaupré , in the Doubs département
• Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne in the Drôme département
• Roche-sur-Linotte-et-Sorans-les-Cordiers , in the Haute-Saône département

• La-Roche-Bernard , in the Morbihan département
• La-Roche-Blanche , in the Loire-Atlantique département
• La-Roche-Blanche , in the Puy-de-Dôme département
• La-Roche-Canillac , in the Corrèze département
• La-Roche-Chalais , in the Dordogne département
• La-Roche-Clermault , in the Indre-et-Loire département
• La-Roche-de-Gluns , in the Drôme département
• La-Roche-de-Rame , in the Hautes-Alpes département
• La-Roche-Derrien , in the Côtes-d'Armor département
• La-Roche-des-Arnauds , in the Hautes-Alpes département
• La-Roche-des-Brenil , in the Côte-d'Or département
• La-Roche-Guyon , in the Val d'Oise département
• La-Roche-l'Abeille , in the Haute-Vienne département
• La-Roche-Mabile , in the Orne département
• La-Roche-Maurice, in the Finistère département
• La-Roche-Morey , in the Haute-Saône département
• La-Roche-Noire , in the Puy-de-Dôme département
• La-Roche-Posay , in the Vienne département
• La-Roche-Rigault , in the Vienne département
• La-Roche-sur-Foron , in the Haute-Savoie département
• La-Roche-sur-Grane , in the Drôme département
• La-Roche-sur-le-Buis , in the Drôme département
• La Roche-sur-Yon, in the Vendée département
• La-Roche-Vanneau , in the Côte-d'Or département
• La-Roche-Vineuse , in the Saône-et-Loire département

• Roches , in the Creuse département
• Roches , in the Loir-et-Cher département

• Roches-Bettaincourt , commune in the Haute-Marne département
• Roches-lès-Blamont , commune in the Doubs département
• Roches-Prémarie-Andillé , commune in the Vienne département
• Roches-sur-Marne , commune in the Haute-Marne département

• Les Roches-de-Condrieu , commune in the Isère département
• Les Roches-l'Évêque , commune in the Loir-et-Cher département

Places in Switzerland

• Roche, in Aigle, Vaud
• Roche d'Or , in Jura
• Roches , in Bern

Places in the United Kingdom

• Roche, Cornwall is a village in Cornwall, England

People

• Douglas Roche, O.C., peace activist and former Canadian Senator
• Gabriel Roche , mayor of Courbeville from September 1944 - October 1947 and January 26, 1955 - March 15, 1959

Pharmaceutical company

Roche is the short name of the pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-La Roche.

Saint

Saint Roche (also called Saint Roch and Saint Rocco) is the patron saint of plague, pestilence and skin diseases. He is traditionally pictured with his dog, a loaf of bread, and baring his leg to show his sores.

Astronomy

See Roche limit.