Candé
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Commune of Candé |
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| The church and the old town | ||
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| Time Zone | CET (GMT +1) | |
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire (49) | |
| Mayor | Gérard Delaunay (UMP) (since 2001) |
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| Land area¹ | 4,91 km² | |
| Population² (2007 estimate) |
2,721 | |
| - Density | 528/km² (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 49054/ 49440 | |
| Dialling code | 0241 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Candé is a village in West-central France, Maine-et-Loire département.
In the 11th century the village became an important military site for Anjou under baron Rorgon de Candé, at Fort-Castle of Candé.
Candé used to be the home of Marie Bremont, the world's oldest person in 2000-2001.
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 from Candé.
- Candes-Saint-Martin in Indre-et-Loire (pop 227) - 90 km from Candé.
[edit] Population
- 1810 census: 948
- 1990 census: 2562
- 1999 census: 2654
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- http://www.fallingrain.com/world/FR/0/Cande.html
- http://loire.angloinfo.com/maps/488/Cand%C3%A9+Map.html
- http://www.insee.fr/fr/ffc/pop_legale/popliste.asp
- http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/abstract/population/population/france/c_population13.html
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