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Roche

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

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Places in France

  • 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

Places in Switzerland

Places in the United Kingdom

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.


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