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Rochefort is the name of several communes in FranceFrance
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, of a municipality in Belgium
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and a commune in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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- Rochefort, Charente-MaritimeRochefort, Charente-MaritimeRochefort is a commune in southwestern France, a port on the Charente estuary. It is a sub-prefecture of the Charente-Maritime department.-History:...
, sous-préfecture in the Charente-Maritime département of France - Rochefort, SavoieRochefort, SavoieRochefort is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France....
in the Savoie département of France - Rochefort, BelgiumRochefort, BelgiumRochefort is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur close to the Ardennes. On January 1, 2006 Rochefort had a total population of 12,038. The total area is 165.27 km² which gives a population density of 73 inhabitants per km²...
- Rochefort, SwitzerlandRochefort, SwitzerlandRochefort is a municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.-History:Rochefort is first mentioned in 1184 as Rupeforti. In 1236 it was mentioned as Rochifort.-Geography:...
It is also part of the name of several communes in France:
- Rochefort-du-GardRochefort-du-GardRochefort-du-Gard is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-Culture:Rochefort-du-Gard is integrated into Languedoc-Roussillon but naturally rooted in Provence, and it depends on the economic area of Avignon....
, in the Gard département - Rochefort-en-TerreRochefort-en-TerreRochefort-en-Terre is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.Rochefort-en-Terre is a designated “Petite Cité de Caractére”.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Rochefort-en-Terre are called in French Rochefortais....
, in the Morbihan département - Rochefort-en-ValdaineRochefort-en-ValdaineRochefort-en-Valdaine is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Drôme département - Rochefort-en-YvelinesRochefort-en-YvelinesRochefort-en-Yvelines is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.-References:*...
, in the Yvelines département - Rochefort-MontagneRochefort-MontagneRochefort-Montagne is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
, in the Puy-de-Dôme département - Rochefort-SamsonRochefort-SamsonRochefort-Samson is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Drôme département - Rochefort-sur-BrévonRochefort-sur-BrévonRochefort-sur-Brévon is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Côte-d'Or département - Rochefort-sur-la-CôteRochefort-sur-la-CôteRochefort-sur-la-Côte is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
, in the Haute-Marne département - Rochefort-sur-LoireRochefort-sur-LoireRochefort-sur-Loire is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France....
, in the Maine-et-Loire département - Rochefort-sur-NenonRochefort-sur-NenonRochefort-sur-Nenon is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.-Demographics:As of the census of 1999, the population was 641.The estimate for 2007 was 580.-References:*...
, in the Jura département
People
- Comte de RochefortComte de RochefortThe Comte de Rochefort is a secondary fictional character in Alexandre Dumas' d'Artagnan Romances. He is described as "around forty or forty-five, fair with a scar across his cheek".-In "The Three Musketeers":...
, a character in Alexandre Dumas, père's d'Artagnan Romances - Christiane RochefortChristiane RochefortChristiane Rochefort was a French feminist writer. She was born into a left-wing working class Parisian family; her father joined the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War...
, French writer - Jean RochefortJean RochefortJean Rochefort is a French actor, with a career that has spanned over five decades.Rochefort was born in Paris, France. He was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen He was 19 years old when he entered the Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche. Later he joined the Conservatoire National...
(born 1930), French actor - Joseph RochefortJoseph RochefortJoseph John Rochefort was an American Naval officer and cryptanalyst. His contributions and those of his team were pivotal to victory in the Pacific War....
(1898-1976), American Naval officer and cryptanalyst - Belze Rochefort, a character in manga/anime Black Cat.
- Lili Rochefort, a character in the Tekken fighting game series.
- Victor Henri Rochefort, Marquis de Rochefort-LuçayVictor Henri Rochefort, Marquis de Rochefort-LuCayVictor Henri Rochefort, Marquis de Rochefort-Luçay , French politician, was born in Paris.-Life:His father was a Legitimist noble who, as Edmond Rochefort, was well known as a writer of vaudevilles; his mother's views were republican...
, French politician
Miscellaneous
- Rochefort cheese
- Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, a 1967 French film by Jacques Demy
- Rochefort is also the name of a Trappist beer brewed in Rochefort, Belgium by Brasserie de RochefortRochefort BreweryRochefort Brewery is a Belgian Trappist brewery. It produces three Trappist beers.-Beers:* Rochefort 6 . Reddish colour, very consistent texture with a slightly spicy aroma and an intense taste of caramel, fruit, and hints of raisins...
- Raid on RochefortRaid on RochefortThe Raid on Rochefort was a British amphibious attempt to capture the French Atlantic port of Rochefort in September 1757 during the Seven Years War...
, a 1757 British military expedition