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Candé

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Candé

Total population

2,818

Elevation32 m
Land area4.91 km²
Coordinates47.56°, -1.04°

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City facts

Elevation
32 m
Area
4.91 km²
head of government
Pascal Crossouard

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Overview

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

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History & geography

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.

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Geography

Latitude
47.5603
Longitude
-1.0415
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
24,308
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Pipistrelle
    Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    983
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    825
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    793
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    714
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    692
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    668
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    631
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    564

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
81
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2018-02-12

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
49054
Department
49
Region
52
Population (Wikidata)
2,801

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr