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

Goyencourt
The town hall in Goyencourt
The town hall in Goyencourt
Location of Goyencourt
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Goyencourt is located in France
Goyencourt
Goyencourt
Goyencourt is located in Hauts-de-France
Goyencourt
Goyencourt
Coordinates: 49°43′35″N 2°45′59″E / 49.7264°N 2.7664°E / 49.7264; 2.7664
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementMontdidier
CantonRoye
IntercommunalityCC Grand Roye
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Valérie Bauduin[1]
Area
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5.38 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
95
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80383 /80700
Elevation77–99 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

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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

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  • 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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[3]

Places of interest

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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