Candé

For other uses, see Cande (disambiguation).

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

Candé
Commune
The church and the old town
Coat of arms
Location of Candé
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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  (2022)[2]	2,815
• 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.

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department