Couze Pavin
Couze Pavin | ||
Medieval bridge over the river at dinosaurs |
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Data | ||
Water code | FR : K2654000 | |
location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Allier → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source |
Monts Dore massif, in the municipality of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise 45 ° 30 ′ 22 ″ N , 2 ° 51 ′ 26 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 1270 m | |
muzzle | at Issoire in the Allier coordinates: 45 ° 32 '42 " N , 3 ° 16' 34" E 45 ° 32 '42 " N , 3 ° 16' 34" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 370 m | |
Height difference | approx. 900 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 20 ‰ | |
length | 46 km | |
Right tributaries | Couze de Valbeleix | |
Small towns | Issoire |
The Couze Pavin is a river in France that runs in the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises from the Lac des Hermines reservoir near the ski resort of Super Besse , in the municipality of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise , which is fed by a large number of mountain streams from the nearby peaks of Puy de Perdrix and Puy de Paillaret des Monts Dore massif. The river initially stays in a south-easterly direction, but then swings north-east to east and flows into the Allier after 46 kilometers at Issoire as a left tributary . The Couze Pavin covers around the top third of its course in the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park .
Places on the river
- Besse-en-Chandesse , municipality of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
- Lomprat , parish of Saint-Pierre-Colamine
- Dinosaur
- Saint Vincent
- Saint-Cirgues-sur-Couze
- Chidrac
- Meilhaud
- Perrier
- Issoire
Web links
Commons : Couze Pavin - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Couze Pavin at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 25, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.