Nive
Sign in to saveThe Nive (; ; ) is a French river that flows through the French Basque Country. It is a left tributary of the river Adour. It is long. 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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- Nive
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- Bayonne Reflets dans la Nive.JPG
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- Nive in Bayonne
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- Pyrenees
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- Adour
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- France
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The Nive (; ; ) is a French river that flows through the French Basque Country. It is a left tributary of the river Adour. It is long. The river's source in the Pyrenees in Lower Navarre. The river Nive was made famous by the Le petit Nicolas series.
== Geography == thumb|Nive in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port thumb|Nive in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in 1843, by [[Eugène de Malbos]] thumb|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.