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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Mayor | Gérard Delaunay (UMP) (since 2001) |
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| Land area1 | 4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,721 (2007 estimate) |
| - Density | 554 /km2 (1,430 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Candé is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
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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.
Candé comes from the a Celtic word condate which means confluence. There are two other villages in France with similar names: