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Candé | |
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 The church and the old town | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Candé  | |
  Candé  Candé | |
| Coordinates:47°33′42″N1°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 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. | |
Candé (French pronunciation:[kɑ̃de]ⓘ) is acommune in theMaine-et-Loiredepartment in westernFrance.
In the 11th century the village became an important military site forAnjou under baron Rorgon de Candé, at Fort-Castle of Candé.
Candé was noted in 2000-2001 as the residence ofMarie Bremont, then the world's oldest person, who died at age 115.
Candé comes from the aCeltic wordcondate which meansconfluence. There are two other villages in France with similar names:
| Year | 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] | ||
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