The Norécrin was developed to meet a French ministry of transport sponsored design competition.

The Norécrin is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a retractable tricycle landing gear and the prototype (Nord 1200) was designed to receive a nose-mounted 75 kW (100 hp) Mathis G4-R piston engine but flew only with a 100 kW (140 hp) Renault 4Pei (first flight on 15 December 1945 with Georges Detre as test pilot).

The production version had three-seats and was designated the Nord 1201 Norécrin I.

A number of variants were produced with different engines fitted.

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985).