Nive

{{About|the river|the Peninsular War battle|Battle of the Nive|locality in Australia|Nive, Queensland|other rivers|Nive River (disambiguation){{!}}Nive River}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Nive

| image = Bayonne Reflets dans la Nive.JPG

| image_caption = Nive in Bayonne

| map = Nive (rivière).png

| source1_location = Pyrenees

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|43|03|38|N|1|11|49|W|region:FR}}

| mouth_location = Adour

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|43|29|38|N|1|28|27|W|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| progression = {{RAdour}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = France

| length = {{convert|79|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| source1_elevation =

| mouth_elevation =

| discharge1_avg =

| basin_size = {{convert|1030|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}

}}

The Nive ({{IPA|fr|niv}}; {{langx|eu|Errobi}}; {{langx|oc|Niva}}) is a French river that flows through the French Basque Country. It is a left tributary of the river Adour. It is {{convert|78.9|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.{{sandre|id=Q9--0250|nom=La Nive}} The river's source in the Pyrenees in Lower Navarre. The river Nive was made famous by the Le petit Nicolas series.

Geography

File:Saint Jean Pied de Port Nive Béhérobie.jpg]]

File:La Nive à St Jean-Pied-de-Port (Pays Basque) - Fonds Ancely - B315556101 A MALBOS 2 013.jpg in 1843, by Eugène de Malbos]]

File:Bayonne, embouchure de la Nive - Fonds Ancely - B315556101 A MALBOS 2 015.jpg of the Nive in Bayonne in 1843, by Eugène de Malbos]]

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

See also

References

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