Goyencourt

Goyencourt
Goyencourt
Commune
	The town hall in Goyencourt
	Location of Goyencourt
	Goyencourt Goyencourt
	Coordinates: 49°43′35″N 2°45′59″E / 49.7264°N 2.7664°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
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.