Nive
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This article is about the river. For the Peninsular War battle, see Battle of the Nive.
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| Origin | Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port |
| Mouth | Adour |
| Basin countries |  France |
| Length | 78 km (125 mi) |
| Basin area | 1,000 km² (533 sq mi) |
The Nive (Basque: Errobi) is a French river that flows through the French Basque Country. It is a left tributary of the river Adour. The river's source in the Pyrenees in Lower Navarre. The river Nive was made famous by the Le petit Nicolas series
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[edit] Geography
The Nive's source is in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, at the union of three smaller rivers:
- The Nive de Béhérobie (main stream)
- The lumbar]
- The Nive d'Arnéguy.
The Nive passes through the towns of Estérençuby, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Bidarray, Cambo-les-Bains, Ustaritz, Villefranque and Bayonne, where it flows into the Adour.
[edit] Principal tributaries
- Ezterrengibel or Esterenguibel
- Nive des Aldudes, from Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry
- Laka, from Ossès
- Baztan, from Bidarray
- Latsa, from Espelette
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- (French) Au fil des Nives
- (French) Tour de la Haute vallée de la Nive
- (French) Contrat de Rivière des Nives
