Nivelle (river)

Bilingual inscription in Ascain

The Nivelle, headwaters of Rio Ugarana spanish, basque Ur Ertsi, is a river in the Basque Country of Spain and France. It arises under the name Rio Olavideo in the Spanish province of Navarre, in the municipality of Urdazubi, drained later under the name of Rio Ugarana north and crossed the Spanish / French border at Dancharia, community Ainhoa ​​. There, she takes the name of Nivelle, swings to the northwest and flows some 45 kilometers ( of which 39 km in France ) between Ciboure and Saint -Jean -de -Luz in the Atlantic. On their way they passed through a French department of Pyrénées- Atlantiques.

Places on the river

  • Urdazubi (Spain )
  • Dancharia
  • Saint-Pee- sur -Nivelle
  • Ascain
  • Ciboure
  • Saint -Jean -de -Luz
Town Basque language Basque Country (greater region) Ainhoa, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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