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 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 References External links Au fil des Nives Tour de la Haute vallée de la Nive Contrat de Rivière des Nives Rivers of France Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Rivers of Pyrénées-Atlantiques