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

Business & companies

• Roche Applied Science, a business area of Roche Diagnostics, a division of Hoffmann–La Roche AG, Basel, Switzerland, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world

F. Hoffmann–La Roche, Ltd. ... Roche Diagnostics Division is a subsidiary of Hoffmann-La Roche which manufactures equipment and reagents for research and medical diagnostic applications. ... F. Hoffmann–La Roche, Ltd. ...

Places

in France

Roche or Roches is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:

• Roche, Isère, in the Isère département
• Roche, Loire, 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, Loire-Atlantique, in the Loire-Atlantique département
• La-Roche-Blanche, Puy-de-Dôme, 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, Creuse, in the Creuse département
• Roches, Loir-et-Cher, in the Loir-et-Cher département

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

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

• Clos de la Roche, grand cru vineyard in the Côte de Nuits

Roche-et-Raucourt is a commune of the Haute-Saône département, in the Franche-Comté région, in France. ... Corrèze is a département in the center of France, named after the Corrèze River. ... Morbihan (Mor-Bihan in Breton) is a department in the northwest of France named after the Morbihan (small sea in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline. ... Loire-Atlantique (formerly Loire-Inférieure) is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean. ... Building of the Conseil Général of the Puy-de-Dôme département, in Clermont-Ferrand Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme is a département. ... Corrèze is a département in the center of France, named after the Corrèze River. ... Dordogne (Occitan: Dordonha) is a department in central France named after the Dordogne River. ... Indre-et-Loire is a département in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers. ... Drôme is a département in southeastern France named after the Drôme River. ... Hautes-Alpes is a département in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range. ... Côtes-dArmor (French) / Aodoù-an-Arvor (Breton) is a département in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. ... Hautes-Alpes is a département in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range. ... For other uses, see Côte dOr (disambiguation). ... Val-dOise is a French département named after the Oise River, located in the ÃŽle-de-France région. ... Haute-Vienne is a French département named after the Vienne River. ... Orne is a department in the northwest of France named after the Orne River. ... La-Roche-Maurice is a commune of the département of Finistère, in Brittany région, in France. ... Haute-Saône (Hiôta-Sona in Arpitan language) is a French department of the Franche-Comté (Franche-Comtât) région, named after the Saône River. ... Building of the Conseil Général of the Puy-de-Dôme département, in Clermont-Ferrand Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme is a département. ... This article is about the French département. ... This article is about the French département. ... Haute-Savoie is a French département, named after the Alps mountain range. ... Drôme is a département in southeastern France named after the Drôme River. ... Drôme is a département in southeastern France named after the Drôme River. ... La Roche-sur-Yon is a town and commune in western France, préfecture (capital) of the Vendée département. ... For other uses, see Côte dOr (disambiguation). ... Saône-et-Loire is a French département, named after the Saône and the Loire rivers between which it lies. ... Roches is a commune, located in the Loir-et-Cher département and the Centre région of France. ...

in Switzerland

• Roche, Vaud, in the Aigle district, canton of Vaud
• Roche d'Or, in the canton of Jura
• Roches, Switzerland, a village in the canton of Bern

Roche is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Aigle. ... Roche-dOr is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy of the Canton of Jura, Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Roches is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ...

in the United Kingdom

• Roche, Cornwall, a village in the Duchy of Cornwall

Roche is a village and parish in the Restormel district of mid-Cornwall, United Kingdom. ...

in Ireland

• Roche's Point, Co. Cork.

in the United States

• Roche de Bout, a rock formation in the Maumee River near the town of Waterville, Ohio

Further afield

• Rocheworld, a planet circling Barnard's Star in the novel of the same name by Robert L. Forward

Rocheworld (1990), also known as The Flight of the Dragonfly (1984) is a science fiction novel by Robert Forward in which he uses a light sail propulsion system to set the crew on an interstellar mission. ...

People

• The Roches, a female vocal group of sisters (Maggie and Terre and Suzzy Roche)
• Saint Roch (also known as "Saint Roche" or "Saint Rocco"), patron saint of plague, pestilence and skin diseases
• Charlotte Roche, a German television presenter, actress, singer and author
• Danni Roche, an Australian field hockey player
• Dick Roche, an Irish politician
• Douglas Roche, O.C., peace activist and former Canadian Senator
• Édouard Roche, a French scientist
• Eric Roche, an Irish fingerstyle guitarist
• Frances Roche, wife of Sir Philip Miles, 2nd Baronet and daughter of Sir David Roche Roche Baronets
• Frank Roche, an American writer
• Gabriel Roche, former mayor of Courbevoie, having served from September 1944 to October 1947 and January 1955 to March 1959
• James G. Roche, 20th Secretary of the United States Air Force
• Joe Roche, American columnist from Minnesota and Iraq War veteran
• Karl Roche, German syndicalist
• Regina Marie Roche, an English Gothic Novelist
• Stephen Roche, an Irish cyclist and winner of the Triple Crown of Cycling
• Nicholas Roche, an Irish cyclist
• Tony Roche, Australian tennis player and coach
• Roche Braziliano, French buccaneer
• Roche Baronets, a Baronet of Great Britain

The Roches, a female vocal group of three songwriting sisters from New Jersey (Maggie, Terre and Suzzy Roche), known for their unusual and rich harmonies, quirky lyrics and casually comedic stage performances. ... Saint Roch (Latin: Rochus; Italian: Rocco; Spanish: Roque; c. ... Danni Roche (born May 25, 1970 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team, best known as the Hockeyroos, that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Dick Roche (AKA Cock Roche; Irish: ; born March 30, 1947) is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... Douglas James Roche, OC , KCSG (born June 14, 1929) is a former Canadian politician, He served as Progressive Conservative MP for Edmonton—Strathcona from 1972-1984 when he appointed Canadas Ambassador for Disarmament, a position he held until 1989. ... Édouard Albert Roche (1820-1883) was a French scientist. ... Eric Roche (4 December 1967 - 6 September 2005)[1] was a fingerstyle guitar virtuoso who died from throat cancer. ... Sir Philip John William Miles, 2nd Baronet (2 September 1825 – 5 June 1888) was an English politician. ... Frank Roche is the Gaelic Athletic Association correspondent for the Evening Herald newspaper in Dublin. ... Bridge of Courbevoie, Georges Seurat, 1886-1887. ... James Roche Dr. James G. Roche was the 20th Secretary of the Air Force, serving from January 20, 2001 to January 20, 2005. ... Joe Roche was a columnist at the Minnesota Daily student newspaper at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus. ... Regina Maria Roche (1764-1845) is considered today to be a minor Gothic novelist who wrote very much in the shadow of Ann Radcliffe. ... Stephen Roche (Irish: Stiofán de Róiste) was born November 28, 1959 in Dundrum near Dublin, Ireland and is a retired professional cyclist. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Tony Roche was an Australian tennis player, born 17 May 1945 in Wagga Wagga. ... Roche Braziliano (born c. ...

Science

• Roche limit (also known as the "Roche radius"), a concept in celestial mechanics
• Roche lobe, a concept in celestial mechanics
• Roche (spider), a spider genus in the family Ochyroceratidae

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