Nive

This article is about the river. For the Peninsular War battle, see Battle of the Nive. For locality in Australia, see Nive, Queensland. For other rivers, see Nive River.

The Nive (French pronunciation: [niv]; Basque: Errobi; Occitan: Niva) is a French river that flows through the French Basque Country. It is a left tributary of the river Adour. It is 78.9 km (49.0 mi) long. The river's source in the Pyrenees in Lower Navarre. The river Nive was made famous by the Le petit Nicolas series.

Nive
Nive in Bayonne
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Pyrenees
• coordinates	43°03′38″N 1°11′49″W
Mouth
• location	Adour
• coordinates	43°29′38″N 1°28′27″W
Length	79 km (49 mi)
Basin size	1,030 km2 (400 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Adour→ Atlantic Ocean

Geography

Nive in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

Nive in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in 1843, by Eugène de Malbos

Confluence 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

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

See also

• Battle of the Nive

External links

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