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Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Candé
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Location of Candé
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Coordinates: 47°33′42″N 1°02′09″W / 47.5617°N 1.0358°W / 47.5617; -1.0358
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementSegré
CantonSegré-en-Anjou Bleu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Crossouard
Area4.91 km (1.90 sq mi)
Population2,815
 • Density570/km (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code49054 /49440
Dialling codes0241
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Candé (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃de] ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

History

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.

Name

Candé comes from the a Celtic word condate which means confluence. There are two other villages in France with similar names:

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department


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