Goyencourt

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 mi 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.

Places of interest

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