Candé
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Coordinates: 47°33′42″N 1°02′09″W / 47.5617°N 1.0358°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Maine-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Segré |
Canton | Segré |
Government | |
• Mayor (since 2001) | Gérard Delaunay (UMP) |
Area 1 | 4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 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. |
Candé 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:
- 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.
Population
- 1810 census: 948
- 1990 census: 2562
- 1999 census: 2654
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Candé.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.