Goyencourt

French commune|name= Goyencourt


x = 140
y = 41
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement= Montdidier
canton=Canton de Roye
insee=80383
cp=80700
maire=M. Michel Capelle
mandat=2001-2008
alt moy=90 m
alt mini=77 m
alt maxi=99 m
hectares=538
km²=5,38
sans=89
date-sans=1999
dens=16|

Goyencourt is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated at the D34 and D132 crossroads, some 27 miles 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.
* 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

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.tourisme-goyencourt.fr/ Goyencourt Tourist Office] fr
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80383&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Goyencourt on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Goyencourt Goyencourt on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 19th 2008."