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Cancale
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Cancale (; ; 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 is a small town located in the Brittany region of northwestern France, specifically in the Ille-et-Vilaine department. It is historically significant as the birthplace of Saint Jeanne Jugan, a notable religious figure.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cancale
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,751
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Cancale
- French commune.native name
- (Gallo)
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Cancale (Ille-et-Vilaine).svg
- French commune.image
- Cancale.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Cancale, Port de la Houle
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Malo
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Malo-1
- French commune.INSEE
- 35049
- French commune.postal code
- 35260
- French commune.mayor
- Pierre-Yves Mahieu
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Pays de Saint-Malo
- French commune.elevation m
- 45
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 56
- French commune.area km2
- 12.6
- French commune.image flag
- Flag of Cancale.gif
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Cancale
- Population
- 5672
- Area
- 12.61
- Elevation
- 40
- Official website
- www.ville-cancale.fr
- Image
- 00 3503 Cancale, Bretagne, Frankreich.jpg
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- Commons category
- Cancale
- postal code
- 35260
- male population
- 2408
- female population
- 2713
- native label
- Cancale
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-99-89-60-15
- Commons gallery
- Cancale
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Cancale (; ; 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.
==Population== Inhabitants of Cancale are called Cancalais in French.
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