Norrent-Fontes Norrem
Commune
The church of Norrent-Fontes
Coat of arms
Location of Norrent-Fontes
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Coordinates: 50°35′19″N 2°24′29″E / 50.5886°N 2.4081°E / 50.5886; 2.4081
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bertrand Cocq[1]
Area 1	5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2021)[2]	1,362
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62620 /62120
Elevation	19–63 m (62–207 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Norrent-Fontes (French pronunciation: [nɔʁɑ̃ fɔ̃t]; West Flemish: Norrem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Norrent-Fontes is situated some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Béthune and 33 miles (53 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D94 and D91 roads. The A26 autoroute passes through the commune.

History

Known to the Romans as Norremum, later as Norrem, in 1211 and then Norrenc in 1240. The hamlet of Fontes was known as Adfondenis in 654. After the French Revolution, the commune was created from the village of Norrent and the three hamlets of Fontes, Goulay and Malznoi.

Between the two world wars, the commune was home to one of the biggest military airfields in northern France. Abandoned in 1940, the site was reused by the Germans to launch V1 missiles towards London, in 1944. The remains are still visible from the Rely road.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St. Vaast, dating from the sixteenth century.
• Two old mills and some ancient houses.
• The war memorial.