Length 80 km Basin area 1,030 km² Mouth Adour | River mouth Adour Basin size 1,030 km (400 sq mi) Discharge 34 m³/s | |
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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.
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Map of Nive, France
Geography
The Nive proper is formed from three head rivers in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port:
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
References
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