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.

Cancale
Kankaven
Cancale, Port de la Houle
Location of Cancale
Cancale
Cancale
Coordinates: 48°40′37″N 1°51′02″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementSaint-Malo
CantonSaint-Malo-1
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Saint-Malo
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Pierre-Yves Mahieu
Area
1
12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
5,341
  Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35049 /35260
Elevation0–56 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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