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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 (2001 population: 4,719) is a Canadian village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.

It is located in the Memramcook River valley from which it derives its name. The community is predominantly Acadian who speak the Chiac derivative of the French language and are informally called "Cookers" or "Cooks". Its population meets the requirements for "town" status under the Municipalities Act of the Province of New Brunswick, however its municipal status has not been changed.

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 translates to "cradle of Acadia". It was here in 1881 that the First Acadian National Convention was held, and where the feast of the Assumption (August 15) was adopted as the national feast day of the Acadians.

After the deportation of Acadians, the preservation and renaissance of the Acadian culture began 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 comprises 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, Gayton, Cormiers Cove, Old Shediac Road, Memramcook-Est, Le Lac and Breau Creek.

Memramcook is also known for it's particular use of Acadian slang. A certain popular saying includes: "Whatever man", pronounced what·v·rrr.

• Village Web site
• Monument Lefebvre National Historic Site featuring the exhibit "Odyssey of the Acadian People"

Coordinates: 46°00′N, 64°33′W

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