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 mi²) |
The Nive (Errobi in Basque) 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.
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 Laurhibar
- 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.
Non Geography.
Nive, Good friend to Zappalina
- Ezterrengibel or Esterenguibel
- Nive des Aldudes, from Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry
- Laka, from Ossès
- Baztan, from Bidarray
- Latsa, from Espelette
- (French) Au fil des Nives
- (French) Tour de la Haute vallée de la Nive
- (French) Contrat de Rivière des Nives