Goyencourt

Goyencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Goyencourt
Commune
The town hall in Goyencourt
Location of Goyencourt
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Coordinates: 49°43′35″N 2°45′59″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Montdidier
Canton	Roye
Intercommunality	CC Grand Roye
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Michel Capelle
Area ^1	5.38 km^2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	94
• Density	17/km^2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80383 /80700
Elevation	77–99 m (253–325 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Goyencourt is situated at the D34 and D132 crossroads, some 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Amiens. Cereal growing is the primary agricultural activity.

History

• The vestiges of a Gallo-Roman villa can be found within the boundaries of the commune.
• In the 8th and 9th century, the village was under the control of the abbey of Ourscamp.
• Middle Age: Lords of Gossencourt ("Goyencourt").
• In 1653, during the upheaval of the Fronde, the village was ransacked by the Spanish army, led by Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, who laid siege to Roye.
• By 1918, at the end of the First World War, the village and the chateau lay in ruins.

Population

Historical population of Goyencourt

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	113	115	106	96	98	89	95
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The modern church of Saint-Martin
• The chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Liesse

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Goyencourt Tourist Office (in French)