Goyencourt

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 (2020–2026)	Valérie Bauduin
Area 1	5.38 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	95
• Density	18/km2 (46/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	115	—
1975	106	−1.16%
1982	96	−1.41%
1990	98	+0.26%
1999	89	−1.06%
2007	95	+0.82%
2012	95	+0.00%
2017	94	−0.21%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

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

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

External links

• Goyencourt Tourist Office (in French)