School results are strong: brevet results 5 points above the expected rate. Overall, Candé earns an A−, which places it #26 of 52 in Maine-et-Loire. On that grade it does better than just over four fifths of compared French towns. Homes are affordable (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Crime is the sore point (C): an average of 9.3 recorded violent incidents and 16.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Candé with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Unemployment in Candé, 12.2%, runs above Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,000 a year per consumption unit. Candé has 1,400 jobs for 1,050 working residents, 1.3 per worker. Bus, tram or train carried 2.4% of working residents in Candé to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot5%
Bicycle4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,400
jobs based in Candé, 1.3 per working resident
12.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Candé costs less than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.04/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,630/m², lower than both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€1,930/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). 75 houses and apartments changed hands in Candé from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,630/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Candé€1,630/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€1,930/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,630/m²
75
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.93 to €11.79/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,180
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Anjou Bleu Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Candé hold a degree than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 18%
People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, above Maine-et-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 29% of residents. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
48.5median age
CandéMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Candé ranks above 69% of compared French towns for crime per resident
All told, Candé had 97 recorded offenses in 2025. Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
9.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage21
Burglary20
Family violence17
Sexual violence13
Other physical violence12
Theft from vehicles8
Vehicle theft6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence13
Fraud9
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
97
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Old homes shape Candé: 19% were built before 1919, more than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Candé; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Candé records 88 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 77 in Maine-et-Loire’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Candé is Antenne Smur du Chu de Nantes site Ch Ancenis, 14.3 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 455 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 514, 13% more. In Maine-et-Loire, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.4 years for women and 81.1 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The town has 6 family doctors.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Candé · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne Smur du Chu de Nantes site Ch Ancenis
14.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Erdre et Loire
86.4 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Maine-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Candé
Is Candé safe?
It grades C for safety, #46 of 52 in Maine-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 21 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Candé good?
They grade A+, better than 97% of compared French towns and #3 of 50 in Maine-et-Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Candé expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Candé grades A− for cost of living.
About Candé
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Candé is a commune of 2,801 people in the Communauté de communes Anjou Bleu Communauté. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
