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Roche is French for "boulder". The word is (part of) several names:
- 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 Saone-et-Loire département
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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