Candé

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Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Candé

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Coordinates: 47°33′42″N 1°02′09″W﻿ / ﻿47.5617°N 1.0358°W﻿ / 47.5617; -1.0358
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

| 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.

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

## History[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Historical populationYear| 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]

## See also[edit]

* Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

* Allonnes
* Angerspref
* Angrie
* Antoigné
* Armaillé
* Artannes-sur-Thouet
* Aubigné-sur-Layon
* Avrillé
* Baracé
* Baugé-en-Anjou
* Beaucouzé
* Beaufort-en-Anjou
* Beaulieu-sur-Layon
* Beaupréau-en-Mauges
* Bécon-les-Granits
* Bégrolles-en-Mauges
* Béhuard
* Bellevigne-en-Layon
* Bellevigne-les-Châteaux
* Blaison-Saint-Sulpice
* Blou
* Les Bois-d'Anjou
* Bouchemaine
* Bouillé-Ménard
* Bourg-l'Évêque
* Brain-sur-Allonnes
* La Breille-les-Pins
* Briollay
* Brissac Loire Aubance
* Brossay
* Candé
* Cantenay-Épinard
* Carbay
* Cernusson
* Les Cerqueux
* Challain-la-Potherie
* Chalonnes-sur-Loire
* Chambellay
* Champtocé-sur-Loire
* Chanteloup-les-Bois
* La Chapelle-Saint-Laud
* Chaudefonds-sur-Layon
* Chazé-sur-Argos
* Cheffes
* Chemillé-en-Anjou
* Chenillé-Champteussé
* Choletsubpr
* Cizay-la-Madeleine
* Cléré-sur-Layon
* Cornillé-les-Caves
* Coron
* Corzé
* Le Coudray-Macouard
* Courchamps
* Courléon
* Denée
* Dénezé-sous-Doué
* Distré
* Doué-en-Anjou
* Durtal
* Écouflant
* Écuillé
* Épieds
* Erdre-en-Anjou
* Étriché
* Feneu
* Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
* Les Garennes sur Loire
* Gennes-Val-de-Loire
* Grez-Neuville
* Les Hauts-d'Anjou
* Huillé-Lézigné
* Ingrandes-le-Fresne-sur-Loire
* La Jaille-Yvon
* Jarzé-Villages
* Juvardeil
* La Lande-Chasles
* Le Lion-d'Angers
* Loiré
* Loire-Authion
* Longué-Jumelles
* Longuenée-en-Anjou
* Louresse-Rochemenier
* Lys-Haut-Layon
* Marcé
* Mauges-sur-Loire
* Maulévrier
* Le May-sur-Èvre
* Mazé-Milon
* Mazières-en-Mauges
* La Ménitré
* Miré
* Montigné-lès-Rairies
* Montilliers
* Montreuil-Bellay
* Montreuil-Juigné
* Montreuil-sur-Loir
* Montreuil-sur-Maine
* Montrevault-sur-Èvre
* Montsoreau
* Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray
* Mouliherne
* Mozé-sur-Louet
* Mûrs-Erigné
* Neuillé
* Noyant-Villages
* Nuaillé
* Ombrée d'Anjou
* Orée-d'Anjou
* Parnay
* Passavant-sur-Layon
* La Pellerine
* La Plaine
* Le Plessis-Grammoire
* Les Ponts-de-Cé
* La Possonnière
* Le Puy-Notre-Dame
* Les Rairies
* Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou
* Rochefort-sur-Loire
* La Romagne
* Rou-Marson
* Saint-Augustin-des-Bois
* Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou
* Saint-Christophe-du-Bois
* Saint-Clément-de-la-Place
* Saint-Clément-des-Levées
* Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire
* Saint-Georges-sur-Loire
* Saint-Germain-des-Prés
* Saint-Jean-de-la-Croix
* Saint-Just-sur-Dive
* Saint-Lambert-la-Potherie
* Saint-Léger-de-Linières
* Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet
* Saint-Macaire-du-Bois
* Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux
* Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance
* Saint-Paul-du-Bois
* Saint-Philbert-du-Peuple
* Sarrigné
* Saumursubpr
* Savennières
* Sceaux-d'Anjou
* Segré-en-Anjou Bleusubpr
* La Séguinière
* Seiches-sur-le-Loir
* Sermaise
* Sèvremoine
* Somloire
* Soulaines-sur-Aubance
* Soulaire-et-Bourg
* Souzay-Champigny
* Terranjou
* La Tessoualle
* Thorigné-d'Anjou
* Tiercé
* Toutlemonde
* Trélazé
* Trémentines
* Tuffalun
* Turquant
* Les Ulmes
* Val d'Erdre-Auxence
* Val-du-Layon
* Varennes-sur-Loire
* Varrains
* Vaudelnay
* Vernantes
* Vernoil-le-Fourrier
* Verrie
* Verrières-en-Anjou
* Vezins
* Villebernier
* Vivy
* Yzernay

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