Couze is an

Auvergnat (; ) or (endonym: ) is a northern dialect of Occitan spoken in central and southern France, in particular in the former administrative region of Auvergne. Currently, research shows that there is not really a true Auvergnat dialect but rath ...

word meaning torrent. It may refer to the following places in France:

Watercourses

* Couze (Corrèze), a river in

Corrèze Corrèze (; ) is a département in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, on the bo ...

, a tributary of the

* Couze (Vézère), a river in

, a tributary of the

Vézère The Vézère (; ) is a 211-km-long river in southwestern France. It is an important tributary to the Dordogne (river), Dordogne. Its source is in the northwestern part of the elevated plateau known as the Massif Central. It flows into the Dordog ...

* Couze (Dordogne), a river in

Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; ) is a large rural departments of France, department in south west France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and ...

, a tributary of the

* Couze (Haute-Vienne), a river in

Haute-Vienne Haute-Vienne (; , ; Upper Vienne) is a département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwest-central France. Named after the Vienne River, it is one of the twelve départements that together constitute Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The prefecture an ...

, a tributary of the

Gartempe The Gartempe () is a French river, long. It is a left tributary of the Creuse, which it joins in La Roche-Posay. Its source is in the municipality of Peyrabout. Among its tributaries are the Anglin, the Brame, the Semme and the Ardour. T ...

* Couze Chambon, a river in

Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme (; or ''lo Puèi Domat'') is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2021, it had a population of 662,285.Allier Allier ( , , ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region that borders Cher (department), Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire (department), Loire to the east, Pu ...

Couze Pavin Couze is an Auvergnat word meaning torrent. It may refer to the following places in France: Watercourses * Couze (Corrèze), a river in Corrèze, a tributary of the Corrèze (river), Corrèze * Couze (Vézère), a river in Corrèze, a tributary ...

, also known as the Couze d'Issoire or Couze de Besse, a river in the centre of France, a tributary of the

Allier Allier ( , , ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region that borders Cher (department), Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire (department), Loire to the east, Pu ...

* Couze de Valbeleix, a tributary of the Couze Pavin

Inhabited places

Corrèze department

* Lissac-sur-Couze, a commune

Dordogne department

* Couze, a former commune, now part of

Couze-et-Saint-Front Couze-et-Saint-Front (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Dordogne department The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne depar ...

, a commune * Port-de-Couze, in the commune of

Lalinde Lalinde (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It lies on the river Dordogne and was enclosed within fortified walls of which little remains today. Lalinde station and Couze station have ra ...

, on the right bank of the Dordogne, opposite Couze-et-Saint-Front

Haute-Vienne department

* Saint-Symphorien-sur-Couze, a commune

Puy-de-Dôme department

Ardes Ardes () is a Communes of France, commune in the Puy-de-Dôme Departments of France, department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It is in the canton of Brassac-les-Mines. Population Heritage *The ''Doigt de Mercœur'', the remains o ...

(also known as Ardes-sur-Couze), a commune * Le Breuil-sur-Couze, a commune * Saint-Cirgues-sur-Couze, a commune