Nive

This article is about the river. For the Peninsular War battle, see Battle of the Nive.

Nive
Nive in Bayonne
Origin	Pyrenees 43°03′38″N 1°11′49″W / 43.06056°N 1.19694°W / 43.06056; -1.19694
Mouth	Adour 43°29′38″N 1°28′27″W / 43.49389°N 1.47417°W / 43.49389; -1.47417 (Adour-Nive)Coordinates: 43°29′38″N 1°28′27″W / 43.49389°N 1.47417°W / 43.49389; -1.47417 (Adour-Nive)
Basin countries	France
Length	80 km (50 mi)
Basin area	1,030 km2 (400 sq mi)

The Nive (Basque: Errobi, Occitan: Niva) 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.

Geography

The Nive proper is formed from three head rivers in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port:

• The Nive de Béhérobie (main stream)
• The Laurhibar
• The Nive d'Arnéguy.

The Nive passes through the towns of Estérençuby (Nive de Béhérobie), Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Bidarray, Cambo-les-Bains, Ustaritz, Villefranque and Bayonne, where it flows into the Adour.

Principal tributaries

• Ezterrengibel or Esterenguibel
• Nive des Aldudes, from Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry
• Laka, from Ossès
• Baztan, from Bidarray
• Latsa, from Espelette

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Nive at the Sandre database

External links

• (French) Au fil des Nives
• (French) Tour de la Haute vallée de la Nive
• (French) Contrat de Rivière des Nives