Cancale
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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.
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Cancale
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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[1] |
Area 1 | 12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 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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