Candas

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Coordinates: 50°06′29″N 2°15′37″E / 50.1080555556, 2.26027777778

Commune of Candas

Location

Administration

Communauté de communes du Bernavillois

Mayor

M. Dominique Hersin
(2001-2008)

Statistics

Elevation

97 m–166 m
(avg. 146 m)

Land area^¹

17,27 km²

Population^²
(1999)

888

- Density

51/km²

Miscellaneous

INSEE/Postal code

80168/ 80750

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Candas is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

1 Geography
2 Population
3 Places of interest
4 See also
5 External links
6 Notes

[edit] Geography

Situated on the D31 and D49 crossroads, some 21 miles north of Amiens.

[edit] Population

Population Growth
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
794	809	804	754	807	888
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

Fanchon’s windmill ^[1],

The mill

Visiting hours

The sails stopped turning in 1923, on the death of the last miller, Louis Fanchon (who acquired the mill in 1882). The building was left to nature, and was soon covered in moss and grass, with bushes growing through every opening. Much of the structure began to crumble. After more than 10 years restoration, thanks to the dynamism of the 'Association de Sauvegarde du Patrimoine de Candas, the mill is now open to the public. There’s a guided tour and demonstrations of flour production.