Roye
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Roye is the name or part of the name of several communes in France
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France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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- Roye, Haute-SaôneRoye, Haute-SaôneRoye is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Haute-Saône département - Roye, SommeRoye, SommeRoye is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Roye is situated at the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N17 road, on the banks of the Avre, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-History:...
, in the Somme département
- Roye-sur-MatzRoye-sur-MatzRoye-sur-Matz is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.-References:*...
, in the Oise département
People
- Edward James RoyeEdward James RoyeEdward James Roye served as the fifth President of Liberia from 1870 to his overthrow and subsequent violent death in 1871. He had previously served as the 4th Chief Justice of Liberia from 1865 until 1868...
the fifth President of Liberia - Gilles de RoyeGilles de RoyeGilles de Roye , Flemish chronicler, was born probably at Montdidier, and became a Cistercian monk.He was afterwards professor of theology in Paris and abbot of the monastery of Royaumont at Asnières-sur-Oise, retiring about 1458 to the convent of Notre Dame des Dunes at Koksijde, near Veurne,...
- Guy of RoyeGuy of RoyeGuy de Roye was a French prelate. Originating from a noble house in Picardy, he attached himself to the Avignon popes Clement VII and Benedict XIII. He was bishop of Verdun, Castres, and then Dol before becoming archbishop of Tours and of Sens. He finally became archbishop of Reims in 1390. He...
- Horace RoyeHorace RoyeHorace Roye was one of the 20th century's pioneering photographers. Roye's photo Tomorrow's Crucifixion, depicting a nude model wearing a gas mask while pinned to a crucifix caused controversy when published in the North London Recorder in August 1938, but is now recognised as one the major...
- Orpheus RoyeOrpheus RoyeOrpheus Michael Roye is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft...
- Paladine RoyePaladine RoyePaladine Roye was an award-winning Native American painter.-Background:Paladine H. Roye was born December 8, 1946 in White Eagle, Oklahoma. He was a full blood, enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma...
award-winning Native American painter - Tim RoyeTim RoyeTim Roye is a radio play-by-play announcer for the NBA's Golden State Warriors He has been calling Warrior games for KNBR-AM in San Francisco since 1995.-Career:...