Cancale facts for kids
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Cancale
Kankaven
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Cancale, Port de la Houle
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 Cancale
Location in France
Cancale
Location in Brittany
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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 | |
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12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi) | |
| Population
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5,341 | |
| • Density | 423.9/km2 (1,098/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code |
35049 /35260
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| Elevation | 0–56 m (0–184 ft) (avg. 45 m or 148 ft) |
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| 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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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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Images for kids
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Oyster farms in springtime
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Harvesting oysters from the pier at Cancale, 2005
See also
In Spanish: Cancale para niños
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