Goyencourt

Goyencourt is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Goyencourt is situated at the D34 and D132 crossroads, some 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, Somme, 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

See also

*Communes of the Somme department

References

External links

Goyencourt Tourist Office

Communes of Somme (department)

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