Candé
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Candé | |
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Coordinates: 47°33′42″N 1°02′09″W / 47.5617°N 1.0358°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 (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]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] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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