Memramcook
Memramcook | ||
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Nickname : Berceau de l'Acadie | ||
Location in New Brunswick | ||
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State : | Canada | |
Province : | New Brunswick | |
County: | Westmorland County | |
Coordinates : | 46 ° 0 ′ N , 64 ° 33 ′ W | |
Area : | 185.71 km² | |
Residents : | 4831 (as of 2011) | |
Population density : | 26 inhabitants / km² | |
Time zone : | Atlantic Time ( UTC − 4 ) | |
Postal code : | E4K | |
Area code : | +1 506 | |
Mayor : | Donald O. LeBlanc | |
Website : | www.memramcook.com/en/ |
Memramcook is a village ( Village ) in Westmorland County in the Canadian province of New Brunswick with 4831 inhabitants (2011), the predominantly Acadian French speaking.
geography
Memramcook lies on both sides of the Memramcook River and on the east bank of the Petitcodiac River , on the opposite side of the river is Hillsborough . Moncton borders to the northwest and Memramcook to the southeast, Dorchester . The connecting roads New Brunswick Route 2 , New Brunswick Route 106 , New Brunswick Route 925 and New Brunswick Route 933 run through the village.
history
The first inhabitants of the area were the Mi'kmaq Indians , in whose language the name Memramcook means something like "curved river". Many Acadians who had been displaced by the British from other areas settled there. This is why the place is also known as Berceau de l'Acadie or Cradle of New Acadia (cradle of the new Acadia ).
On May 8, 1995, the Village de Memramcook was officially founded.
Today the inhabitants are primarily active in agriculture, in small industrial companies and in tourism.
The Lefebvre Monument was added to the list of National Historic Sites of Canada in New Brunswick .
sons and daughters of the town
- Dominique Dupuis , violinist
- Roméo LeBlanc , politician
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Canada - Census Memramcook 2011
- ↑ History ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- dominiquedupuis - Dominique Dupuis