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

Candé
The church and the old town
The church and the old town
Coat of arms of Candé
Location of Candé
Map
Candé is located in France
Candé
Candé
Candé is located in Pays de la Loire
Candé
Candé
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[1]
Area
1
4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,818
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
49054 /49440
Dialling codes0241
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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:

Population

edit
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[3]

See also

edit

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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE