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CANCALE , a fishing See also:port of See also:north-western See also:France in the See also:department of Isle-et-Vilaine on the See also:Bay of Cancale, 9 M . E.N.E. of St Malo by road . Pop . (1906) See also:town 3827, See also:commune 7o6i . It exports oysters, which are found in its bay in large See also:numbers and of excellent quality, and equips a See also:fleet for the See also:Newfoundland See also:cod-See also:fisheries . The See also:harbour its protected by the rocks known as the Rochers de Cancale . In 1758 an See also:English See also:army under the See also:duke of See also:Marlborough landed here for the purpose of attacking St Malo and pillaged the town . It was again bombarded by the English in 1779 . |
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