Rocques

Rocques is a common French, located in the department of the Calvados and the area Basse-Normandie.

Rocques is located at 3.5 km of Lisieux (capital of the Pays of Trough), in the green valley of the Paquine . Formerly a source was supposed to cure many diseases. In the church, a furnace bridge is dedicated to Saint Roch, called upon against the contagious diseases.

The village is a starting place for many excursions .

Rocques accommodates the Oblates Holy Therese de Lisieux of the Jesus child, founded in 1933.

administration

Rocques belongs to the 1st canton of Lisieux with Beuvillers, Cordebugle, Courtonne-la-Meurdrac, Fauguernon, Firfol, Fumichon, Glos, Hermival-the-Are worth, Hotel trade, Marolles, the Mesnil-Guillaume, Moyaux, Ouilly-of-Houley the, Ouilly-the-Viscount, the Pine and Rocques (12 011 inhabitants);

Inheritance

The church of Rocques (XIIIe century, the porch dating from XVIe) has the most beautiful porch of the Pays of Trough, made up of 2 parts, under which formerly the life of the parish was organized.

Demography

See too

church of Rocques
Lisieux
Basilica Holy-Therese de Lisieux
Holy Therese
Common of the Apple-brandy

External bonds

Rocques on the site of the national geographical Institute
Rocques on the site of INSEE
Rocques on the site of Quid
Localization of Rocques on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Rocques on Mapquest

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