Cancale
Cancale (Breton: Kankaven; Gallo: Cauncall) is a small commune in western France. It is near Saint-Coulomb. A famous place there is the Pointe du Grouin.
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Cancale
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| Cancale, Port de la Houle | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Malo |
| Canton | Saint-Malo-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Saint-Malo |
| Mayor | Pierre-Yves Mahieu (2014–2020) |
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| Elevation | 0–56 m (0–184 ft) (avg. 45 m/148 ft) |
| Land area1 | 12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 5,341 (2008) |
| - Density | 424/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35049/ 35260 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Cancale Media
The Boat Builder's Yard, Cancale, Brittany
Oyster farms in springtime
Harvesting oysters from the pier at Cancale, 2005
Related pages
Other websites
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Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Cancale. |
- Official website (in French)
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