- Candas
French commune|name=Candas
x = 133
y = 36
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement=Amiens
canton=Bernaville
insee=80168
cp=80750
maire=M. Dominique Hersin
mandat=2001 -2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Bernavillois
alt moy=146 m
alt mini=97 m
alt maxi=166 m
hectares=1727
km²=17,27
sans=888
date-sans=1999
dens=51|Candas is a commune in the
Somme "département" in thePicardie region ofFrance .Geography
Situated on the D31 and D49 crossroads, some 21 miles north of
Amiens .Places of interest
*Fanchon’s windmill ["Le moulin de Candas", Pierre Desbureaux, « Le Généalogiste Picard » n° 103 (premier trimestre 2003), page 20 - ISBN|0767-3752] ,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.
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Communes of the Somme department External links
* [http://amoules.club.fr/BERNAVILLE3/CANDAS/candas.htm Candas website] fr
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80168&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Candas on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Candas Candas on the Quid website] fr
* [http://www.cat-gezaincourt.org/mariusweb/fetemoulin2006/visitemoulincandas.html Visit to the mill at Candas, on the "Chez Marius" website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on January 31st 2008."
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