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Guyencourt Castle, also known as the Rougédière, is located in the commune of Guyencourt-sur-Noye, in the department of the Somme. Built in the mid-eighteenth century, it embodies classical picardic architecture, with a central house body flanked by two low wings, extended by a farm with organized courtyards. Its dovecote-porch, a mixture of brick and stone, dominates the whole, witness to the 18th and 19th century developments.

The seigneury of Guyencourt was acquired in 1716 by Firmin du Crocquet, advisor to the Bailiwick of Amiens and subdelegated to the Intendant of Picardie. His son, Firmin Antoine du Crocquet, mayor of Amiens from 1755 to 1757, ordered its construction. When he died in 1773, the estate belonged to his heir, Antoine du Crocquet de Guyencourt, who abandoned him during the Terror before recovering him. In 1822, the property was sold to Adrien de Rougé, whose family still preserves it today.

Ranked a historic monument since 1992, the castle illustrates the evolution of a seigneurial estate in agricultural operation. Its buildings, distributed between the 18th and 19th centuries, reflect the economic and social transformations of Picardia. The farm, with its two successive courses, emphasizes the link between noble habitat and rural activities, characteristic of the large estates of the Ancien Régime.

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