Candé
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Candé (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃de] ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
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Candé | |
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 The church and the old town | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Candé  | |
  Candé  Candé | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′42″N 1°02′09″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Segré |
| Canton | Segré-en-Anjou Bleu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Crossouard[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,818 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49054 /49440 |
| Dialling codes | 0241 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
In the 11th century the village became an important military site for Anjou under baron Rorgon de Candé, at Fort-Castle of Candé.
Candé was noted in 2000-2001 as the residence of Marie Bremont, then the world's oldest person, who died at age 115.
Candé comes from the a Celtic word condate which means confluence. There are two other villages in France with similar names:
- Candé-sur-Beuvron in Loir-et-Cher (pop 1,208) - 170 km (110 mi) from Candé.
- Candes-Saint-Martin in Indre-et-Loire (pop 227) - 90 km (56 mi) from Candé.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,444 | — |
| 1975 | 2,664 | +1.24% |
| 1982 | 2,653 | −0.06% |
| 1990 | 2,542 | −0.53% |
| 1999 | 2,595 | +0.23% |
| 2007 | 2,761 | +0.78% |
| 2012 | 2,909 | +1.05% |
| 2017 | 2,834 | −0.52% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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