Candé

Candé is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

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 from Candé.
 * Candes-Saint-Martin in Indre-et-Loire (pop 227) - 90 km from Candé.