Memramcook is a village of the Comté of Westmorland in the south-east of the New Brunswick to the Canada.

To 32 km of the metropolitan region of Moncton, this picturesque village is worthy of the title of cradle of the Acadie. It is also the site of the precursory establishment of the Université of Moncton, i.e. the Collège Saint-Joseph, founded in 1864. Today, the site is officially recognized by Canada like a national historic site; it is about the Monument Lefebvre . The heart of the village is located on the street Centrale. An arena, a police station, a museum, a holiday resort and a school all are located near the Lefebvre Monument on the street Centrale. The village of Memramcook gathers several acadian parochial communities of which, Lourdes, College Bridge, Pre-of in-High, Breau Creek, Montain, Dover, Hètrière, Old Shediac Road, Gautreau Village, Belliveau village, the Lake, Cormier' S Cove, Beaumont and Boudreau Village. According to the census of Statistical Canada, it there had 4719 inhabitants in 2001, compared to 4904 in 1996, that is to say a fall of 3,8%. The village counts 1898 private residences, has a surface of 185,71 km ² and a Population density of 25,4 inhabitants to the km ².

Geography

The village of Memramcook presents several interesting aspects to difficult nature. That it is the plate of Doors making it a whole sight of the valley, salt-water marshes, or quite simply possible to stop with a entroit and to hear any noise except those of nature, this village is certainly a true ecological sanctuary when one compares it with the powercentres and with the highways of a neighbouring city which one knows all. However, since the last years, the population, one saw it well at the beginning of this page, is with the fall. Several of enters you must wonder what these questionings do in a geographical description of an area. Here your answer: The geographers, are not what they appear the being at first sight of eye, they do not occupy necessarily and rather seldom, of the stations of geographers like such. Why people T leave the peaceful oasis which Memramcook in opposition to the city located at 32 km represents from here?

The answer to this question is very complex and to try to answer it in a Wikipedia page would be practically impossible. However, the majority of the reasons are economic and logistic. The presence of arteries major (Transcanadienne TCH-Highway), lack of stores in the vicinity offering of the competitive prices with those of the city, as well as the lack of employment which requires an higher learning, are some.

I suggest whereas when somebody asks you from where you come, proudly to say Memramcook and to invite them to come to see your splendid village and his people always smiling and accessible. Who do not know the existence of a place, will not be able to develop it. If you all become of the ambassadors of your village, you will be able to attract investors with Memramcook.

Demography

There were 4.638 inhabitants in 2006 against 4.904 in 1996, that is to say a fall of 5,4% in 10 years. In term of population, Memramcook is classified with the 19th rank of the province.

Administration

The Maire is Donald Oscar Leblanc and the city council men are Conrad Leblanc, Laurie L.J. Leblanc, Michel O. Gaudet, Norbert R. Leblanc, Adrice Leblanc and Raoul Boudreau.

Culture

Cultural side, the village of Memramcook is, as one previously said, the cradle of Acadie, it is in years 1700 that the Acadian ones founded the parish of Memramcouke. (old name) Of course there has also the fact that the acadian ones repopulated the grounds after the Grand Disturbance. And the distribution of the new acadian grounds was done with the whole beginning in Memramcook as tel. It is agriculture and forest which the pioneers of the time lived and still today, the same traditions are reflected in all the aspects of the life of people. The people are proud of his acadian roots and Memramcook wants to be the ideal place to see and to feel at which point is the power of people linked by a common language and a common history.

Infrastructures and services

Memramcook is easy access starting from the road transcanadienne (2) with three exits to straps of which: Old Shediac Road, Memramcook Centers/Dorchester and Memramcook-Is Road/Chemin Lake. Moreover, via the Royal way (road 106), it is possible to take a tourist road while going from Sackville to Moncton while passing by Memramcook.

The local school, Abbey-Landry , accommodate the pupils of the Maternelle at the 8th year. It depends on the school district 1.

See too

• New Brunswick
• Bathurst
• Edmundston
• Large-Sault Fredericton
• Miramichi
• Moncton
• Midsummer's Day
• Sackville
• Sussex

External bonds

• Official site of the village of Memramcook
• Official site of the Monument Lefebvre

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