Candé
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Candé (INSEE 49054) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CC Anjou Bleu Communauté. Population 2,801 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/49054-cande
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 7,550 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU FOURNIL DE CANDE · LA MIE DE L'ERDRE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (TRAITEUR MARTINEAU). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SITIS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (FOYER CASSIOPEE · PIZZERIA LA ROMA · LE LONCHAMP · ROTILAND · L'AFHA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE CANDEEN · LE SPORTING). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE VAL DE L'ERDRE · ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE ST JEAN BAPTISTE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GREGOIRE SONNET, MÉDECIN · BENOIT HITROP, MÉDECIN · MARIE LEBEURRIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CHARLES DELESTRE, MÉDECIN · PATRICK CANOVAS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE HAUDEBOURG). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (CANDE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CANDÉ). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA LE BEAULIEU). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF ROGER LOISON · COMPLEXE MESLIER). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL D'ANJOU · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CANDE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (ARMONY · L'ATELIER DE MARLENE · HEVOLUTION). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL - RESTAURANT LE RELAIS DU VAL DE L'ERDRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AU FOURNIL DE CANDE · LA MIE DE L'ERDRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | TRAITEUR MARTINEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SITIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPER U | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | FOYER CASSIOPEE · PIZZERIA LA ROMA · LE LONCHAMP · ROTILAND · L'AFHA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE CANDEEN · LE SPORTING | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE VAL DE L'ERDRE · ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE ST JEAN BAPTISTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | GREGOIRE SONNET, MÉDECIN · BENOIT HITROP, MÉDECIN · MARIE LEBEURRIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CHARLES DELESTRE, MÉDECIN · PATRICK CANOVAS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE HAUDEBOURG | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | CANDE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CANDÉ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA LE BEAULIEU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF ROGER LOISON · COMPLEXE MESLIER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL D'ANJOU · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CANDE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | ARMONY · L'ATELIER DE MARLENE · HEVOLUTION | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL - RESTAURANT LE RELAIS DU VAL DE L'ERDRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,909 (2012) → 2,801 (2023): -3.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,542 (1990) → 2,801 (2023): 10.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,451, of which 2.8 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Candé): 0.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Candé): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Candé): 0.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Candé): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Candé): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CANDSA weather station, 2.1 km away at 57 m; the village itself is at 42 m. [9]
An average of 754 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CANDE, 0.7 km away at 44 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49054/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49054/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49054/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49054/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49054
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibos | 65 | 488 km S | 2,813 | 67.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
| Grandvilliers | 60 | 321 km NE | 2,786 | 68.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 95 % |
| Saint-Jean-Brévelay | 56 | 130 km W | 2,869 | 63.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 86 % |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle | 76 | 329 km NE | 2,819 | 59.9 | Partly served | no figures |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 50 | 172 km N | 2,761 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 66 % |
| Plouvorn | 29 | 250 km NW | 2,916 | 61.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 55 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-Brévelay | 56 | 130 km W | 2,869 | 63.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 86 % |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 50 | 172 km N | 2,761 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 66 % |
| Plouvorn | 29 | 250 km NW | 2,916 | 61.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 55 % |
| Grandvilliers | 60 | 321 km NE | 2,786 | 68.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 95 % |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle | 76 | 329 km NE | 2,819 | 59.9 | Partly served | no figures |
| Ibos | 65 | 488 km S | 2,813 | 67.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/49054-cande