CANCALE, a fishing port of north-western France in the de partment of Ilte-et-Vilaine on the bay of Mont St. Michel, 9m. E.N.E. of St. Malo. Pop. (1931), 3,291. It is noted for its oysters and for the pretty head-dress of the Cancalaises. The old town (Cancale-Ville) stands on the cliffs, with the fishing village (La Houle) on the quay beneath. The harbour is pro tected by the rocks known as the Rockers de Cancale, a name frequently found on inn signs in France. In 1758 an English army under the duke of Marlborough landed here for the purpose of attacking St. Malo and pillaged the town. It was again bombarded by the English in