Memramcook, New Brunswick

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View of the community of St. Joseph in Memramcook, New Brunswick. The view is from the Memramcook marsh and shows Saint-Thomas de Memramcook Church, erected in 1856.

Memramcook is a village in southeastern New Brunswick, 10 minutes from Moncton, located in the Memramcook River valley from which it takes its name. As of 2001 the population was 4,719. The community is predominantly Acadian who speak the Chiac derivative of the French language and are informally called "Cookers".

As part of a flood-control strategy, there are several aboiteau (dykes) systems along the Memramcook River.

Memramcook is often called the "Berceau de l'Acadie", which means that it is the cradle of Acadia.

After the deportation of Acadians, the preservation and renaissance of the Acadian culture happened, in most part, in this picturesque village, largely as a result of the intervention of the seminary/collegiate at College St-Joseph - one of the founding colleges of the Université de Moncton.

The village of Memramcook is comprised of several adjacent communities including St-Joseph, College Bridge, Boudreau village, Belliveau Village, Beaumont, Fort Folly, Pre-d'en-Haut, Gautreau Village, Dover, La Montain, McGinley, Old Shediac Road, Memramcook-Est, Le Lac and Breau Creek.