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Nive
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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.

Key facts

River.name
Nive
River.image
Bayonne Reflets dans la Nive.JPG
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Nive in Bayonne
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Nive (rivière).png
River.source1_location
Pyrenees
River.mouth_location
Adour
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Country
River.subdivision_name1
France

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  • Geography
  • Principal tributaries
  • See also
  • References
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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.

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