Roques may refer to:

Places

* Roques, Gers, a commune in France *

Roqués Roqués is an uninhabited village belonging to the Spanish city council of Nerpio (Albacete (province) Albacete ( es, Provincia de Albacete, ) is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Manc ...

, an uninhabited village in Spain *

Roques, Haute-Garonne Roques (; oc, Ròcas de Garona) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. The IKEA Store in Haute-Garonne was located in this Commune. Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Roquois'' and ''Roquoises' ...

, a commune in France *

Roques de Anaga The Roques de Anaga are two monolithic rocks forming some of the most emblematic natural monuments of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). Roque de Tierra stands 179 meters above sea level and is closer to the main island while Roque de Fuera, at 66 ...

, two monuments of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain * La Roque-d'Anthéron, a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France *

Los Roques archipelago The Los Roques Archipelago (Spanish: ''Archipiélago de Los Roques'') is a federal dependency of Venezuela consisting of approximately 350 islands, cays, and islets in a total area of 40.61 square kilometers. The archipelago is located dire ...

, a federal dependency of Venezuela *

Los Roques Airport Los Roques Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Los Roques) – a small domestic airport on the El Gran Roque island in the Los Roques archipelago off the coast of mainland Venezuela, some north of Caracas. The runway was repaved in 2007. Air traffic is ...

, a small domestic airport on the El Gran Roque island in the Los Roques archipelago * Roques, a small village in Aveyron, France

Other uses

* 5643 Roques, a Main-belt asteroid

People with the surname Roques

Claude Roques Claude Alexandre Roques (16 September 1912 – 19 November 2003) was a French field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games ...

(born 1912), French field hockey player * Clément-Emile Roques (1880-1964), French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church *

Jacques Roques Capitaine Jacques Raphaël Roques (2 August 1897 – 24 May 1988) was a Swiss citizen who flew for the French during World War I, where he was credited with five aerial victories. He returned to military service during World War II, and served wi ...

, Swiss aviator * Guillaume-Joseph Roques (1757–1847), French painter *

Léon Roques Léon Roques (born 24 October 1839 in Aurignac, died 1923) was a French transcriber who is best known for his transcriptions of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. Perhaps his most familiar transcription is for violin and piano of Debussy's piano w ...

(1839–1923), French transcriber *

Pierre Roques Pierre Auguste Roques (28 December 1856 – 26 February 1920) was a French general and creator of the French air force. Biography Born to a modest family in Marseillan, Hérault, his lively intelligence earned him a study grant that allowed hi ...

(1856–1920), French general *

Serge Roques Serge Roques (born 11 June 1947 in Albi, Tarn) is a French politician and mayor of Villefranche-de-Rouergue (Aveyron). He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. Roques was first elected for the Union for French Democracy (UDF) to rep ...

(born 1947), French politician *

Tony Roques Tony Roques (born 7 September 1978 in Bromley) is a former rugby union player who played at flanker for the Cornish All Blacks and the England national rugby sevens team The England national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby S ...

(born 1978), English rugby union football player

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People with the surname Roques

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