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

|mayor = Luc Maille{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|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}}

}}

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

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}}

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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