Goyencourt

Goyencourt
Goyencourt
Location within Picardy region  Goyencourt
Coordinates: 49°43′35″N 2°45′59″E / 49.7264°N 2.7664°ECoordinates: 49°43′35″N 2°45′59″E / 49.7264°N 2.7664°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Montdidier
Canton	Roye
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Michel Capelle
Area^1	5.38 km^2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	95
• Density	18/km^2 (46/sq mi)
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 Picardie 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 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

• INSEE

External links

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