Soyécourt
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Soyécourt
|commune status = Commune
|image = Soyecourt.JPG
|caption = The war memorial in Soyécourt
|image coat of arms = Blason famille fr de Soyécourt.svg
|arrondissement = Péronne
|canton = Ham
|INSEE = 80741
|postal code = 80200
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Terre de Picardie
|coordinates = {{coord|49.8631|2.7961|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 92
|elevation min m = 65
|elevation max m = 87
|area km2 = 5.16
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
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Soyécourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated {{Convert|15|mi|km|0}} east of Amiens, on the D79 road, less than a mile from the A29 autoroute.
Population
{{Historical populations
| 1968|191
| 1975|150
| 1982|169
| 1990|185
| 1999|204
| 2007|190
| 2012|174
| 2017|182
| source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-80741#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| percentages = pagr
| align = none
}}
Places of interest
- St.Martial's church: The church of Soyécourt was destroyed during the First World War. The 12th century font is all that remains of the old church in the replacement building.
- Wallieux wood: The wood of Wallieux is a World War I site and is part of the Circuit of Memory of the First World War. This wood remains pock-marked by shell holes and war tunnels.
Notable people
- Camille de Soyécourt (1757–1849), daughter of Joachim Charles de Seigliere de Belleforiere, Marquis de Soyécourt, was a French Catholic nun who restored the Carmelite Order in France after the French Revolution.
See also
References
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Category:Communes of Somme (department)
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