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 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
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