Cancale
Cancale (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃kal]; Breton: Kankaven; Gallo: Cauncall) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is known as the birthplace of Saint Jeanne Jugan.
Cancale
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Cancale, Port de la Houle | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Cancale | |
Cancale Cancale | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′37″N 1°51′02″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Malo |
| Canton | Saint-Malo-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Saint-Malo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre-Yves Mahieu |
| Area 1 | 12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 5,435 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35049 /35260 |
| Elevation | 0–56 m (0–184 ft) (avg. 45 m or 148 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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