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 (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.

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)