Contades is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anne d'Ornano ( de Contades) (born 1936), French politician Erasmus-Gaspard de Contades (1758–1834), French politician and soldier Erasmus-Henri de Contades (1814–1858), French politician and diplomat François-Jules de Contades (1760–1811), French soldier Louis Gabriel de Contades (1759–1825), French soldier and politician Louis Georges Érasme de Contades (1704–1795), French general and Marshal of France Méry de Contades (1786–1869), French politician
See also Marquis de Contades