Goyencourt

Goyencourt
Goyencourt
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Goyencourt
Coordinates: 49°43′35″N 2°45′59″E / 49.7264°N 2.7664°E / 49.7264; 2.7664Coordinates: 49°43′35″N 2°45′59″E / 49.7264°N 2.7664°E / 49.7264; 2.7664
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Montdidier
Canton	Roye
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Michel Capelle
Area1	5.38 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	95
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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

Places of interest

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

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Goyencourt.

• Goyencourt Tourist Office (French)
• Goyencourt on the Quid website (French)