Norrent-Fontes

Commune

The church of Norrent-Fontes

Coat of arms

Norrent-Fontes

Location within Hauts-de-France region

Norrent-Fontes

Coordinates: 50°35′19″N 2°24′29″E / 50.5886°N 2.4081°ECoordinates: 50°35′19″N 2°24′29″E / 50.5886°N 2.4081°E

Country

CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane

Government

• Mayor (2008–2014)

Marc Boulnois

Area¹

5.7 km² (2.2 sq mi)

Population (2006)²

1,460

• Density

260/km² (660/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

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.

²Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Norrent-Fontes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Norrent-Fontes is situated some 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of Béthune and 33 miles (53.1 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D94 and D91 roads. The A26 autoroute passes through the commune.

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.

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