Candé
Candé is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
Candé | |
|---|---|
 The church and the old town | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Candé 
| |
  Candé  Candé | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′42″N 1°02′09″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 (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,834 |
| • Density | 580/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
- 1810 census: 948
- 1990 census: 2562
- 1999 census: 2654
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Candé. |
Authority control  |
|
|---|
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.