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{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Aulnay-sous-Bois
|commune status         = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image                  = Photo de l'hôtel de ville de la ville d'Aulnay-Sous-Bois.jpg
|caption                = [[Hôtel de Ville, Aulnay-sous-Bois|Hôtel de Ville]] (town hall)
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|image coat of arms     = Blason_Aulnay-sous-Bois_93.svg
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|map caption            = Location (in red) within Paris [[petite couronne|inner suburbs]]
|arrondissement         = Le Raincy
|canton                 = Aulnay-sous-Bois
|INSEE                  = 93005
|postal code            = 93600
|mayor                  = [[Bruno Beschizza]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality       = [[Grand Paris]]<br />[[Établissement public territorial Paris Terres d'Envol|EPT Paris Terres Envol]]
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'''Aulnay-sous-Bois''' ({{IPA|fr|o(l)nɛ su bwɑ|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Harmonia Amanda-Aulnay-sous-Bois.wav}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Seine-Saint-Denis]] department in the [[Île-de-France]] region in the north-eastern suburbs of [[Paris]], [[France]]. It is located {{convert|13.9|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the [[Kilometre zero of France]].

The commune has been awarded '''four flowers''' by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and villages in Bloom''.<ref>[http://www.cnvvf.fr/les_villes_et_village_fleuris-47.html Aulnay-sous-Bois in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210053901/http://www.cnvvf.fr/les_villes_et_village_fleuris-47.html |date=December 10, 2014 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:AULNAY - La Morée.jpg|thumb|Aulnay once had a stream: the Morée. It has long been piped into a departmental sewer]]

===Situation===
Aulnay-sous-Bois is located in the Paris area and is 19&nbsp;km north-east of [[Notre-Dame Cathedral]], 1&nbsp;km east of [[Le Bourget Airport]], and 5&nbsp;km south-west of [[Charles de Gaulle Airport]]. The commune stretches over a length of 6.5&nbsp;km from north to south and a width ranging from 1.4 to 4.3&nbsp;km from east to west and covers an area of 1,620 hectares.

The town is surrounded by the [[A3 autoroute]] in the west which joins the [[A1 autoroute]] in the north. [[Route nationale 2]] passes through the heart of the commune from west to east with the N370 coming from the south-east along the eastern border to join the N2. The D44 passes through from north-west to south-east and the D115 from [[Bobigny]] in the south-west passes through the centre and continues to [[Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis|Villepinte]] in the east. The [[Ourcq Canal]] passes through the south-eastern end, adjacent to [[Livry-Gargan]].

Distribution of urban zones is:
*Residential: 44%
*Industrial: 30%
*Housing Estates: 11%
*Natural areas (parks): 15%

==={{anchor|Districts}}Districts===
*The north of Aulnay-sous-Bois consists of large housing estates (including the ''City of 3000'' and ''Milles-Milles''), industrial areas ([[PSA Peugeot Citroën]], Garonor, and O'Parinor), and parks (Robert Ballanger Park and Sausset Park):
**The ''Rose des Vents'' (also known as the ''City of 3000'' in reference to the number of dwellings constructed)
**The ''Etangs'' (Ponds) (there are the East Etangs - also called ''Les Nénuphars'', and the West Etangs)
**The ''Merisier''
**The ''City of Emmaus''
**Balagny
**La Garenne
**Ambourget (also called ''Mitry'' or ''Mille-mille'')
**Savigny
**The ''Gros Saule'' (A district categorised as a ZSP or Special Security zone)
*The central area, called the district of ''Vieux Pays'' (Old Country), is older especially with its Church of Saint-Sulpice built in the 12th century and its farm. It includes ''La Roseraie, Maximilien Robespierre, Le Vieux Pays, Tour Eiffel'', and ''Hotel de Ville''.
*The south, across the railway line, is wealthier and residential in nature. It consists of suburban districts and is bordered by the [[Canal de l'Ourcq]]. It includes ''Chanteloup, Central Station, Pont de l'Union'', and ''Nonneville''.

[[File:Panorama de Aulnay-sous-Bois.jpg|thumb|center|Panorama of Aulnay-sous-Bois|800px]]

===Rose-des-Vents===
When the construction of ''Clos Saint-Lazare'' at [[Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis|Stains]] ended, urbanization of the northern districts of Aulnay-sous-Bois began. The idea was to create an area of factories. It was on this basis that the area of ''Rose des Vents'' was built in 1969 in the northern part of Aulnay-sous-Bois. This "Great Housing Estate" was built on former agricultural land. Its mission was to provide shelter for workers and managers for a new Citroën plant to be located a few hundred metres away.

Beyond the ''Rose des Vents'', which is also known as the ''City of 3000'', all of the housing estates in the northern districts total 6,500 housing units including 745 detached houses. 24,000 people, or 30% of the population of Aulnay-sous-Bois, are housed on 4% of the territory.

{{Geographic location
| title = '''Neighbouring communes'''
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|Centre    = Aulnay-sous-Bois
|North     = [[Vaudherland]]
|Northeast = [[Tremblay-en-France]]
|East      = [[Sevran]]
|Southeast = [[Livry-Gargan]]
|South     = [[Les Pavillons-sous-Bois]]
|Southwest = [[Bobigny]]
|West      = [[Le Blanc-Mesnil]]
|Northwest = [[Gonesse]]
}}

===Communication routes===

====Roads====
The city is served by:
*Autoroutes: A1, A3, A104 (the [[Francilienne]])
*[[Route nationale|National Roads]]: N2 and N370
*Departmental Routes: D115, D44, D40, D401

====SNCF Railway station, tramway====
{{See also|SNCF}}
[[File:Gare d'Aulnay-Sous-Bois.png|thumb|The SNCF Railway Station]]
The commune is traversed by the main railway line from Paris to Soissons, Laon, and Hirson which serves the [[Aulnay-sous-Bois station]] where all buses and semi-direct services of {{rint|paris|r|}}{{rint|paris|r|B}} ([[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Roissy]] and [[Mitry-Mory]]) and the [[Transilien Paris – Nord|Transilien]] Paris to Crépy-en-Valois {{rint|paris|i|}}{{rint|paris|i|K}} (connecting with [[TER]] Villers to Cotterêts/Soissons/Laon) stop and it is the terminus of the {{rint|paris|t|}}{{rint|paris|t|4}} line. The station has a park and ride with a parking fee.

Since November 2006, the classic commuter train the ''Ligne des Coquetiers'' (The Egg-cups line) between Aulnay-sous-Bois to [[Bondy]] has been replaced by a [[Tram-train]] {{rint|paris|t|}}{{rint|paris|t|4}} that takes the same route and allows connection to the {{rint|paris|r|}}{{rint|paris|r|B}} and {{rint|paris|r|E}}. Two branches are planned: the first to [[Clichy-sous-Bois]] and [[Montfermeil]] on the Gargan heights; the second towards Garonor through Rose-des-Vents and the N370 to the heights of Rougemont-Chanteloup.

Between September 2009 to January 2011, the [[Aulnay-sous-Bois station]] {{rint|paris|r|}}{{rint|paris|r|B}} has had work done to allow access to all platforms for disabled persons including: the development of four lifts, the rehabilitation of the railway station and underpasses, and the installation of new lighting. Aulnay-sous-Bois station {{rint|paris|r|}}{{rint|paris|r|B}} {{rint|paris|i|}}{{rint|paris|i|K}} {{rint|paris|t|}}{{rint|paris|t|4}} is also served by bus routes:

* {{RATP Paris/transfers with logo|251}}
* {{Bus Optile/transfers with logo|TRA|605|607a|613|614|615|616a|616b|617|618|627|637|680}}
* {{Bus Optile/transfers with logo|Autobus du Fort|702}}
* {{Bus Optile/transfers with logo|CIF|15}}
* {{RATP Paris/transfers night with logo|N140}}

Villepinte Station {{rint|paris|r|}}{{rint|paris|r|B}} is located halfway between Aulnay-sous-Bois and [[Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis|Villepinte]] and it provides access to the district of ''Rose des Vents''. Villepinte station is served by buses: TRA 609 615 617 642 683(RER) (B)(BUS).

In 2023 a station on line 16 in the [[Grand Paris Express]] project is planned north of the commune on the embankment of the former N2 road. Its platforms will be at a depth of 15 metres.<ref name="sgp">[http://www.lignes14-16-17.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sgp-ms3-expogares-aulnay-85x198cm-exe-bd-051213-stc.pdf Information page on Aulnay Station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213145739/http://www.lignes14-16-17.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sgp-ms3-expogares-aulnay-85x198cm-exe-bd-051213-stc.pdf |date=2013-12-13 }} - Société du Grand Paris {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref name="presentation sgp">[http://www.lignes14-16-17.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ppt-runion-publique-aulnay-.pdf Presentation at the public information meeting in Aulnay-sous-Bois on 9 December 2013] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222205950/http://www.lignes14-16-17.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ppt-runion-publique-aulnay-.pdf |date=22 February 2014 }} Société du Grand Paris {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

====Bus====
The city is served by various bus networks:

*{{RATP Paris/transfers with logo|148|251|350}}
*{{Bus Optile/transfers with logo|TRA|605|607a|607b|609|610|613|614|615|616a|616b|617|618|627|634|637|680|683|684|686}}
*{{Bus Optile/transfers with logo|Autobus du Fort|702}}
*{{Bus Optile/transfers with logo|CIF|1|15|32A|43|44|45|93|100}}
* {{RATP Paris/transfers night with logo|N42|N140}}

In the medium term, it is proposed the creation of a "transverse" line by merging {{Bus Optile/transfers with logo|TRA|614|627|637}} lines. In addition, it is also planned to create a circular line to connect different parts of the city to avoid "reloading" (a change of bus) for trips between all economic areas of the city and its public facilities.

====Taxi stand====
There is a taxi rank at Aulnay-sous-Bois station.

====Air transport====
Aulnay-sous-Bois is located 5&nbsp;km from [[Charles de Gaulle Airport]]. The airport can be reached by {{rint|paris|r|}}{{rint|paris|r|B}} (4 stations) or by the A1 and A3 autoroutes.

==Toponymy==
"Aulnay" is a common French toponym and may derive from the [[Medieval Latin]] ''alnetum'' meaning "[[alder]] grove" after the alder trees ({{Langx|fr|aulnes}}) which covered Aulnay-sous-Bois in ancient times. An alternative derivation is that Aulnay takes its name from its location in ''pagellus alnetenis'' - ''Aulnaye Country''.

''Aulnoye'' or ''Aunois'' was a small agricultural area in [[Île-de-France]]. It included a dozen villages and hamlets scattered between thickets, meadows and woods. The village was surrounded by the ''Forest of Bondy'' which covered most of the north-east of Paris.

The location previously bore the names Aunay, Aunais, Anay, Aunoye, Aulnaye, Aulnay-la-Fosse, Aulnay-en-France (15th century), becoming Aulnay-lès-Bondy (i.e. "Aulnay by [[Bondy]]") in 1787. The commune was renamed Aulnay-sous-Bois (i.e. "Aulnay under the woods") on 5 January 1903 in reference to the ancient ''Forest of Bondy''. Other nearby commune names ([[Clichy-sous-Bois]], [[Les Pavillons-sous-Bois]], and [[Rosny-sous-Bois]]) also refer to the same forest.<ref>[http://www.aulnay-sous-bois.fr/decouvrir-la-ville/patrimoine/lorigine-du-nom-aulnay The Origin of the name "Aulnay"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802155101/http://www.aulnay-sous-bois.fr/decouvrir-la-ville/patrimoine/lorigine-du-nom-aulnay/ |date=2013-08-02 }}, on the commune website, retrieved 21 August 2013 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Moquet-Portelance - AULNAY historique - Ruines et fossés de l'Ancien Chateau.JPG|thumb|The ruins of the Château of Aulnay in the early 20th century]]

The area was originally settled around 6000 BC (remains found in the Valley of Sausset). Between the 4th and 2nd centuries BC, farmers living around a "villa" belonging to ''Sabinus'' - the Savigny Farm. Two places independent from the [[parish]] of Saint Sulpice were Savigny and Nonneville which were attached to the current village. Until the 15th century the lords bore the name of ''d'Aulnay''. The lord [[Jacques Coitier]] passed succession to his heirs through his nephew to the [[Gourgue]]s family. The [[Canal de l'Ourcq]] was dug during the Napoleonic period to facilitate relations with Paris. Excavation began in 1803 and the canal was opened between Paris and [[Claye-Souilly|Claye]] in 1813.

The register of city council meetings shows that 13 May 1814 was the first Prussian occupation of the village. There were also Prussian occupations in 1814 and 1870. Over a long period houses were destroyed and fields remained deserted. On 15 August 1838 a postal boat service was started on the Canal de l'Ourcq from Paris to [[Meaux]]. This service stopped in 1849. In 1875, the [[French Northern Railway]] opened a station on the new [[Paris]] to [[Soissons]] line. The rise of Aulnay was largely due to this event. In 1883 the Parc district began to emerge in the south from a fragment of the Forest of Bondy. In the years which followed cohabitation between the rural community of ''Vieux-Pays'' (Old Country) and the more urban community of ''Parc'' was difficult. There was even talk of cutting the city in two: Aulnay-les-Bondy for Vieux-Pays and Aulnay-sous-Bois for Parc. The population of Aulnay rose from 780 inhabitants in 1885 to 1,012 in 1886. In 1896 the municipal council was mostly made up of inhabitants of Parc but undertook the development of the entire community of Aulnay. A school, a post office, streets, and bridges were built in the south. The creation of "worker trains" by the French Northern Railway attracted many workers to acquire land. Large properties began to fragment. ''Parc'' was sold in lots. Tempted by the greenery on the outskirts of Paris, Parisians bought land and transformed the place into a holiday and residential area.

At the beginning of the 20th century Aulnay grew through accentuation on rail traffic and installation of industries. On 5 January 1903, the city became Aulnay-sous-Bois. In September 1914 Aulnay was saved from German military occupation by the counter-offensive during the [[First Battle of the Marne]]. In 1924 the Radiator Company commenced operation and provided employment for 2,300 workers. Other small mechanical or chemical industries also moved to Aulnay. Between 1920 and 1931 most of the housing estates were completed. In 1935 the population of the housing estates represented approximately 40% of the total population of Aulnay. In 1955 the large rural area in the north of the commune began to urbanize: large multi-family housing estates were planned and built. In 1962 the first group of buildings at ''Merisiers'' was built.

In 1969 and 1970 a housing zone of 3,000 housing units was built in the district of Rose des Vents. In 1971 the [[Citroën]] company opened its first factory in the Paris region north of the city. By 1985 Aulnay was completely urbanized. At that date the extension of the northern part and the establishment of industrial zones was complete. Many facilities were added in the districts and gave the city its present face.

===Heraldry===
{{Blazon-arms
|img1=Blason_Aulnay-sous-Bois_93.svg
|legend1=Arms of Aulnay-sous-Bois
|text=

'''Blazon:'''<br/>
''Or, an alder eradicated proper.''
}}

==Politics==
===Administration===
Since the French canton reform, which came into effect in March 2015, Aulnay-sous-Bois forms one [[cantons of France|canton]]: [[Canton of Aulnay-sous-Bois]].

The city is part of the ''Syndicat d'équipement et d'aménagement des Pays de France et de l'Aulnoye'' (Facilities and development association of Pays de France and Aulnoye) (SEAPFA).

The [[Hôtel de Ville, Aulnay-sous-Bois|Hôtel de Ville]] was completed in 1934.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://patrimoine.seinesaintdenis.fr/Aulnay-sous-Bois-inauguration-de-l-hotel-de-ville-1934  |title=Aulnay-sous-Bois ; Hôtel de ville – Inauguration de l’hôtel de ville, 1934|publisher=Seine-Saint-Denis|access-date=2 February 2025}}</ref>

===Administrative changes===
Until 1787, the parish of Aulnay was part of the province of [[Île-de-France]], Prévôté, Généralité, Élection de Paris, Subdélégation de Saint-Denis. In 1787, during the formation of the department of [[List of French communes of Saint-Germain|Saint-Germain]], the village of Aulnay was within the jurisdiction of [[Gonesse]]. In 1790 Aulnay was part of the department of [[Seine-et-Oise]], of the canton and district of Gonesse.

In 1801 Aulnay became ''Aulnay-lès-Bondy'' and was part of the [[arrondissement of Pontoise]]. In 1903 Aulnay-lès-Bondy became ''Aulnay-sous-Bois''. The first Canton of Aulnay-sous-Bois was founded in 1922 and included [[Blanc-Mesnil]], [[Sevran]], [[Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis|Villepinte]], and [[Tremblay-les-Gonesse]]. From 1964 the city formed a Canton of Aulnay alone. Aulnay-sous-Bois, previously under the Department of [[Seine-et-Oise]] and the arrondissement of Pontoise, was attached to the new department of [[Seine-Saint-Denis]], [[Arrondissement of Le Raincy]], under the Act of 10 July 1964. This reform came into force on 1 January 1968. Between July 1967 and March 2015, Aulnay-sous-Bois was divided into two separate electoral districts and had two councillors.

===Mayors===

The [[2008 French municipal elections]] in Aulnay-sous-Bois were annulled on 2 October 2008 by the Administrative Court of Cergy-Pontoise due to putting up posters in the night before the second round of municipal elections, which violated a ban on late campaigning.<ref>[http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2008/10/03/01011-20081003FILWWW00580--aulnay-sous-bois-l-election-annulee.php Aulnay-sous-Bois: Election annulled], 3 October 2008, [[Le Figaro]] website, consulted on 9 October 2008 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> An appeal was brought before the Council of State and the municipal council and the elections in March 2008 remained in place until the court's decision.<ref>[http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/aulnay-sous-bois-l-election-du-maire-annulee-03-10-2008-264331.php Aulnay-sous-Bois: Election of the Mayor annulled], 3 October 2008, [[Le Parisien]] website, consulted on 9 October 2008 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The elections were finally validated after the decision of the court.

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| 1787 || 1791 || François Noël Chartier || ||
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| 1791 || 1792 || Christophe Bazureau || ||
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| 1792 || 1795 || Pierre Coqueret || ||
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| 1795 || 1798 || Louis Delacourt || ||
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| 1798 || 1799 || Louis Boileau || ||
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| 1799 || 1800 || Pierre Andelle || ||
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| 1800 || 1808 || François Chartier || ||
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| 1808 || 1830 || Auguste Fançois de Gourgues || ||
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| 1830 || 1833 || Félix Fessard || ||
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| 1833 || 1840 || Jean Benoît Ciquard || ||
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| 1840 || 1844 || François Jérôme Langlois || ||
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| 1844 || 1860 || Louis Antoine Dalleux || ||
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| 1866 || 1893 || Dominique Armand de Gourgues || ||
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| 1893 || 1896 || Marie Alexandre Depre || ||
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| 1896 || 1905 || Claude Buchet || ||
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| 1905 || 1919 || Isidore Nerat || ||
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| 1919 || 1924 || Jules Princent || ||
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| 1925 || 1928 || Albert Libs || ||
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| 1928 || 1930 || Arthur Chevalier || ||
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| 1930 || 1932 || Charles Dordain || ||
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| 1932 || 1935 || Louis Poupon || ||
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| 1935 || 1939 || Maurice Nilès || ||
|}
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;[[Mayor (France)|Mayors]] from 1939

{| class="wikitable"
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! From !! To !! Name !! Party !! Position
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| 1939 || 1941 || Henri Fourquez || ||
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| 1941 || 1944 || Charles Drocourt || ||
|-
| 1944 || 1944 || Jean Perlis || ||
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| 1944 || 1944 || Narcisse Renaudot || ||
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| 1944 || 1945 || Maurice Nilès || [[French Communist Party|PCF]] ||
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| 1945 || 1947 || Pierre Scohy || PCF ||
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| 1947 || 1959 || Fernand Herbaut || [[French Section of the Workers' International|SFIO]] ||
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| 1959 || 1964 || Robert Courtat || SFIO ||
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| 1964 || 1965 || Maurice Cadot || SFIO ||
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| 1965 || 1971 || Louis Solbès || PCF ||
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| 1971 || 1977 || Robert Ballanger || PCF ||
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| 1977 || 1983 || Pierre Thomas || PCF ||
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| 1983 || 1983 || Gilbert Seron || ||
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| 1983 || 2003 || Jean-Claude Abrioux || [[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]] ||
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| 2003 || 2008 || [[Gérard Gaudron]] || UMP ||
|-
| 2008 || 2014 || Gérard Ségura || [[Socialist Party (France)|PS]] ||
|-
| 2014 || 2026 || [[Bruno Beschizza]]<ref>Gwenael Bourdon, For the first time they have endorsed the mantle of the [[Mayor (France)|Mayor]] this weekend - the walkabout of Beschizza, Le Parisien, Seine-Saint-Denis edition, 7 April 2014 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> || [[The Republicans (France)|LR]] ||
|}
<ref>[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=1387 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to [[INSEE]] (2004), the average household income is €15,000. Much of the upper-middle class lives in the south of the town. The canton of Aulnay-Sud has a very different character from the canton of Aulnay-Nord, owing to differences in education and wages. For example, the average income in the south of the town is around €20,000 - €25,000 (2004), much higher than the national average of €15,000 (2004). Furthermore, the north (Aulnay-Nord) has a high number of [[HLM]] (public housing). There is even a political divide, with Aulnay-Nord Canton sending a [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist]] representative (Gerard Segura) to the Council-General for the [[Seine-Saint-Denis]] Department, but Aulnay-Sud a [[Union for a Popular Movement|conservative]] (Jacques Chaussat).

===Immigration===
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As of circa 1998 there were about 3,000 persons of East and Southeast Asian origin in Aulnay, while there were a total of 6,000 living in the area around Aulnay. Most of them were of [[Cambodian French|Cambodian origin]], including those with and without Cambodian citizenship. The commune also had an above-average number of [[Laotians in France|persons of Laotian origin]], including those with and without Laotian citizenship. Ethnicities included [[Khmer people]], [[Lao people]], and [[Overseas Chinese]].<ref name="Guillonp197">Guillon, Michelle. "The Chinese and Chinese Districts in Paris" (Chapter 11). In: Sinn, Elizabeth (editor). ''The Last Half Century of Chinese Overseas''.<!--Google books says the subtitle is ": The Music, Poetry and Life of Tsar Teh-yun" **but** I do not see it in the article--> [[Hong Kong University Press]], 1 January 1998. {{ISBN|9622094465}}, 9789622094468. CITED: p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=B-IZBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA197 197].</ref>

Many Asian families in Aulnay arrived in the period 1982 through 1990. As of circa 1998 most of the Asians in Aulnay resided in Les Trois Mille, a social housing estate, mainly due to a social agency wanting to increase ethnic diversity in a predominately North African area.<ref name=Guillonp197/>

As of circa 1998 there were about 1,280 Asians in the Aulnay area active in the job market, and about 100 of the ethnic Chinese in the Aulnay area worked in [[Belleville, Paris|Belleville]] and the [[13th arrondissement of Paris]]. Even though [[Citroën]] factories are in proximity to Tres Trois Mille, relatively less than 88 of the Asians in Aulnay work in the factories.<ref name=Guillonp197/>

===Political trends and results===
For the 2007 elections Aulnay-sous-Bois was one of 82 communes<ref>[http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/informatique/0,39040745,39368609,00.htm?xtor=RSS-1 List of 82 communes equipped with voting machines] on the ZDNet.fr website {{in lang|fr}}</ref> with more than 3,500 people to use voting machines. They have been used for all polling stations since the 2004 European elections. The municipal council elected in 2008 decided to return to vote by paper ballots.

===Twinning===
Aulnay-sous-Bois has [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinning]] associations with:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aulnaylibre ! |title=Aulnay-sous-Bois ville partenaire de Rotterdam Noord, Saïda, Rufisque et Al Ram |url=http://www.aulnaylibre.com/article-aulnay-sous-bois-ville-partenaire-de-rotterdam-noord-saida-rufisque-et-al-ram-113326859.html |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Aulnaylibre ! |language=fr}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Senegal}}[[Rufisque]] ([[Senegal]]) since 2011.
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Rotterdam|Northern Rotterdam]] ([[Netherlands]]).
*{{flagicon|Palestine}} [[Al-Ram]] ([[Palestine]]) since 2010.
*{{flagicon|Morocco
}} [[Saïdia]] ([[Morocco]]) since 2012.

===Demography===

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aulnaysiens'' or ''Aulnaysiennes'' in French.<ref>[https://www.habitants.fr/seine-saint-denis-93 Le nom des habitants du 93 - Seine-Saint-Denis], habitants.fr</ref>

{{Historical populations
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| source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|1823|Aulnay-sous-Bois}}</ref> and INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-93005#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
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|1793 |580
|1800 |536
|1806 |563
|1821 |513
|1831 |577
|1836 |584
|1841 |611
|1846 |622
|1851 |637
|1856 |646
|1861 |646
|1866 |680
|1872 |627
|1876 |765
|1881 |780
|1886 |1012
|1891 |1306
|1896 |1878
|1901 |2829
|1906 |4417
|1911 |7141
|1921 |11928
|1926 |21636
|1931 |31426
|1936 |31763
|1946 |32356
|1954 |38534
|1962 |47507
|1968 |61521
|1975 |78137
|1982 |75996
|1990 |82314
|1999 |80021
|2007 |82513
|2012 |81899
|2017 |85740
}}

The Centre for Strategic Analysis conducted a study on the city: the extract below tends to reflect a bad reputation, not necessarily deserved in all its aspects.

"It would be wrong to present Aulnay simply as a disadvantaged commune. It is a city which is composed in part of professions, middle, and senior management. It is also a city with important economic resources - three economic centres are located there: a [[PSA Peugeot Citroën]] factory, a [[L'Oréal]] group centre, and a Garanor centre of economic activity..."

In 2011 Aulnay-sous-Bois was the 55th most populated commune in France.<ref>[http://insee.fr/fr/themes/tableau.asp?reg_id=0&ref_id=NATTEF01214 INSEE - The most populated communes in France] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705165314/http://insee.fr/fr/themes/tableau.asp?reg_id=0&ref_id=NATTEF01214 |date=July 5, 2014 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

==Economy==
The city had good growth due to companies like [[L'Oréal]] and [[PSA Peugeot Citroën]] being located there. There are concerns, however, resulting from the departure of Xerox France<ref name="xerox.com">[http://www.xerox.fr/about-xerox/contact-us/frfr.html Address of Xérox France at Saint-Denis] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> and the fears that plague the Citroën plant.<ref>[http://www.monaulnay.com/2007/07/le-parisien-peu.html ''Peugeot closes an assembly line''], Article in La Parisien edition 93 3 July 2007 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

===Statistics===
Aulnay-sous-Bois had 3,398 business enterprises in 2012 and 622 new enterprises were created in that year.<ref>[http://management.journaldunet.com/ville/ville/entreprise/1770/aulnay-sous-bois.shtml Entreprises at Aulnay-sous-Bois on Journaldunet.com] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

===Large companies===
*Aulnay-sous-Bois is home to the largest company in the department: '''Peugeot-Citroën Aulnay''' with over 5,000 employees and a production of about 400,000 vehicles per year.

[[File:Aulnay-sous-Bois, usine PSA-Citroën.jpg|center|thumb|800px|The Peugeot-Citroën Aulnay factory from Robert Ballanger park]]

*'''[[L'Oréal]]''' is located in the commune (a street and a pathway in the city bear the name of its founder [[Eugène Schueller]]), with a factory in the north and a research centre in the south.
*The '''Garonor logistics park''' has many freight companies.
*The '''O'Parinor regional mall''' (see shopping).

The city itself employs nearly 2,400 people and thus constitutes one of the largest employers in the town (see Administrative Staff).

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|+ style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Major companies headquartered in Aulnay-sous-Bois<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070110183008/http://www.lentreprise.com/classements/atlas/2003/pdf/Ile-de-France.pdf Classification of enterprises in Ile de France] on the lentreprise.com website (archived on Internet Archive) {{in lang|fr}}</ref> Data 2003
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! Name !! Activity !! Turnover (000s) !! Website
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| align=center| XEROX-FRANCE <br />(Xerox France left Aulnay-sous-Bois in 2007<ref name="xerox.com"/>)||align=center| Office equipment & IT ||align=center| €996,565 || [http://www.xerox.fr www.xerox.fr]
|-
| align=center| GAUX PHARMA DEPOTS ||align=center| pharmaceutical warehousing ||align=center| €410,951 ||
|-
| align=center| SOPROREAL (L’ORÉAL) ||align=center| Cosmetics ||align=center| €140,200 || [http://www.loreal.fr www.loreal.fr]
|-
| align=center| XEROX DOCUMENT SUPPLIES ||align=center| Office consumables ||align=center| €68,707 ||
|-
| align=center| POWER CONTROLS-FRANCE (VYNCKIER) ||align=center| Electrical equipment ||align=center| €58,888 ||
|-
| align=center| FREIGHT LOGISTICS ||align=center| Freight Transport ||align=center| €32,759 ||
|-
| align=center| GARONOR (AGF) ||align=center| Warehousing ||align=center| €30,819 ||
|-
| align=center| PARIS NORD AUTOMOBILES ||align=center| Auto Dealers ||align=center| €30,265 ||
|-
| align=center| SOLDIS ||align=center| Coatings ||align=center| €28,956 ||
|}

===Automotive production===
In May 1973 it was reported that the first [[Citroën DS]] had emerged from the production line at [[Citroën]]'s [[:fr:Usine PSA d'Aulnay-sous-Bois|new plant]] at Aulnay.<ref name=Autocar197305>{{cite magazine|title =News: The first Citroen DS has rolled off...|magazine=[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]] | volume = 138 (nbr 4016)|page=10|date = 17 May 1973 }}</ref> The plant has subsequently produced various [[Citroën]] and [[Peugeot]] [[Citroën C3|models]] and has on occasion hit the headlines as a focus of industrial strife. On 12 July 2012 [[PSA Peugeot Citroën]] announced that it will permanently close the Aulnay-sous-Bois plant due to overcapacity.<ref>Wall Street Journal 13 July 2012</ref>

Aulnay is also the site of the subterranean [[:fr:Conservatoire Citroën|Citroën repository]] of Citroën archives and 370 Citroën cars produced over the years. The repository, established in 2002,<ref name=AutoMotorundSport200126>{{cite magazine| title =Neues vom Auto: Heimat duer Citroen-Klassiker|magazine= [[Auto, Motor und Sport]]| volume = 2001 Heft 26| pages = Seite 16|date = 12 December 2001}}</ref> is not open to the public although members of Citroën enthusiasts' clubs and other important visitors are occasionally granted access to it.

===Shops===
The O'Parinor regional mall is located in the commune.
[[File:Aulnay-sous-Bois, Parinor.jpg|center|thumb|800px|The O'Parinor regional mall from Robert Ballanger park]]
[[File:IMrtgefGP2005.JPG|thumb|Parking area at O'Parinor in September 2009]]

There is an Intermarché Hypermarket in Chanteloup.

There is at least one market every day from Tuesday through Sunday:
*At Galion in the heart of ''Rose des Vents'': Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays
*At Vieux-Pays: Wednesdays and Saturdays
*On the Boulevard de Strasbourg: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays

Two markets were held on the ''Place des Etangs'' and in the Ambourget district without success.

==Culture and heritage==

===Civil heritage===
The commune has a number of buildings which contain items registered as historical objects:
*The '''Savigny Farm''' contains a Group sculpture: Saint Antoine (14th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref name="ReferenceA">Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000010|PM93000010 Group Sculpture: Saint Antoine}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''Church Square''' contains 12a Group sculpture: Saint Antoine (14th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

===Religious heritage===
[[File:Aulnay-sous-Bois Saint-Sulpice 1.JPG|thumb|The Church of Saint-Sulpice]]

The commune has one religious building that is registered as a historical monument:
*The '''Church of Saint-Sulpice''' (12th century).{{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA00079928|PA00079928 Church of Saint-Sulpice}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
**12 Anagogic Stained glass windows (20th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM93000137|IM93000137 12 Anagogic Stained glass windows}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**2 Tombstones of Elisabeth Guibillon and Jeanne Berson (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000011|PM93000011 2 Tombstones of Elisabeth Guibillon and Jeanne Berson}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Painting: Christ and Saint Mary Magdalene (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000585|PM93000585 Painting: Christ and Saint Mary Magdalene}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Painting: Saint Vincent de Paul (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000584|PM93000584 Painting: Saint Vincent de Paul}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Painting: The meal of Emaus (1711){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000488|PM93000488 Painting: The meal of Emaus}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Tombstone of Thomas Michel (1665){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000487|PM93000487 Tombstone of Thomas Michel}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Tombstone of Jacques Longer (1711){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000486|PM93000486 Tombstone of Jacques Longer}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Tombstone of Louis Le Clerc de Cottier (1679){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000485|PM93000485 Tombstone of Louis Le Clerc de Cottier}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Tombstone of Robert la Nesle (1745){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000484|PM93000484 Tombstone of Robert la Nesle}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Painting: The meal of Emaus (1713){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000009|PM93000009 Painting: The meal of Emaus}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>
**A Painting: Saint Roch and the plague (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000008|PM93000008 Painting: Saint Roch and the plague}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>
**A Silver plate and 2 Silver [[Cruet]]s (1826){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000007|PM93000007 Silver plate and 2 silver cruets}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>
**A Statue: Virgin and Child (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000006|PM93000006 Statue:Virgin and Child}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>
**A Console (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000005|PM93000005 Console}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>
**2 Sculptures: Angels seated holding a shield (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000004|PM93000004 2 Sculptures: Angels seated holding a shield}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>
**10 decorative windows (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000136|PM93000136 10 decorative windows}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**2 stained glass windows of Saint Dominique and Saint Roch (1865){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000135|PM93000135 2 stained glass windows of Saint Dominique and Saint Roch}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**2 stained glass windows of the Assumption and the Resurrection (1866){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM93000134|PM93000134 2 stained glass windows of the Assumption and the Resurrection}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

Other churches contain items registered as historical objects:
*The '''Chapel of Saint-Paul d'Ambourget''' contains abstract stained glass windows (20th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM93000138|IM93000138 Abstract Stained Glass}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''Church of Saint-Joseph''' at 57 Avenue de la Croix-Blanche contains:
**10 stained glass windows depicting saints (1934–1940){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM93000143|IM93000143 10 stained glass windows depicting saints}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**2 stained glass windows of Saint Adrien and Saint Martha (1934){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM93000142|IM93000142 2 stained glass windows of Saint Adrien and Saint Martha}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**2 stained glass windows of Saint Mary (1942){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM93000141|IM93000141 2 stained glass windows of Saint Mary}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**2 stained glass windows of Bon Pasteur and the Virgin and Child (20th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM93000140|IM93000140 2 stained glass windows of Bon Pasteur and Virgin and Child}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A stained glass window consecrated at Saint Joseph (1920){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM93000139|IM93000139 A stained glass window consecrated at Saint Joseph}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''Church of Saint-Pierre of Nonneville''' at 54 Rue de Reims contains:
**10 geometric stained glass windows (20th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM93000145|IM93000145 10 geometric stained glass windows}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**An abstract stained glass window (20th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM93000144|IM93000144 Abstract stained glass window}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

===Parks ===
Aulnay has 153 hectares of green space of which these are the main ones:
*'''Sausset departmental Park''' traversing both Aulnay-sous-Bois and [[Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis|Villepinte]] (200 hectares - the 2nd largest in the department)

[[File:ParcDuSausset.jpg|center|thumb|800px|The Sausset departmental park and the ''City of 3000'' (Rose des Vents) in the background]]

*'''Robert Ballanger communal park''' (29 hectares), with a lookout where the [[Eiffel Tower]] and [[Sacré-Cœur, Paris|Sacré-Cœur]] can be seen

[[File:Aulnay-sous-Bois, Parc Robert Ballanger.jpg|center|thumb|800px|Robert Ballanger Park and the ''City of 3000'' (Rose des Vents) in the background]]
[[File:Canal de l'Ourcq Aulnay-sous-Bois.jpg|thumb|The banks of the [[Canal de l'Ourcq]]]]

*'''Dumont Park''', avenue Dumont
*'''Gainville Park''', park of swans, rue de Sevran (7.6 hectares), next to the ''Gainville House'' - the oldest house in Aulnay (dating to the 17th century)
*'''Émile Zola Park''', boulevard Émile Zola (4.4 hectares)
*'''Faure Park''', circular road (9 hectares)
*'''Bigottini Park''', avenue de la Croix-Blanche
*'''Honoré Daumier Rose Garden''', avenue du Maréchal juin (8 hectares and 2,500 rose plants)
*'''Banks of the Canal de l'Ourcq'''
*'''Serres municipales''', rue Auguste Renoir

==Facilities==

===Cultural Facilities===
[[File:Conservatoire de musique aulnay sous bois.jpg|thumb|The Conservatory of Music]]
[[File:Espace jacques prévert aulnay sous bois.JPG|thumb|The Jacques Prévert Theatre and cinema]]

*The '''Jacques Prévert Theatre and cinema''' is a multi-cultural centre that offers diverse live entertainment programming for both adults and young audiences. It can accommodate 100,000 spectators annually and offers throughout the year: theatre, dance, songs, and opera. It is also a cinema. The two theatres (the largest of which accommodates 700 seats) show twenty films per month.
*The '''CAP''' is a cultural facility dedicated to contemporary music and all kinds of music from around the world. It is a venue with a theatre with a capacity of over 500 people and holds about four to five concerts per month. It also offers education through 17 workshops for instrumental practice at every level: percussion, string instruments, wind instruments, guitar etc. as well as in vocal technique and gospel singing. Supporting young talent is also one of the objectives of the CAP. Three rehearsal studios and a resource centre are available for amateur musicians to help them realize their projects, information on contracts, intermittent status of the show, the addresses of places to play, and many other functions.
*The '''Conservatory of Music and Dance''' is a departmental branch (CRD) which offers individual and group courses for children from the age of 4. It is possible to choose from: Accordion, Viola, Bassoon, Clarinet, Harpsichord, Bass, Horn, Flute, Guitar, Harp, Oboe, Piano, Percussion, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Violin, and Cello.
*The '''Dance Centre of Galion''' welcomes and supports youth in their artistic activities with three rehearsal studios, work experience, and regular courses. It is recognized as a Centre of Resources for Amateur Dancing Practice in Ile-de-France. To promote dance in all its forms it organizes meetings between different experiences, expressions, and supports the creation of young choreographers.
*The '''Claude Monet School of Art''' is one of the largest non-degree schools in France. It is open to children and adults. Twelve teachers educate nearly 800 apprentice artists every year and introduce techniques from different artistic disciplines to them: drawing, painting, printmaking, tapestry, photography, ceramics, sculpture, cartoon, graphic design, and art history. Their teaching mission is completed by the design, organization, and presentation of exhibitions promoting the encounter between the public and works of art.
*The '''CREA''' is a unique arts educational structure in France. It is established at the Jacques Prévert theatre and plans to build a centre in Vieux Pays. Its director, Didier Grosjman, and his team have realized many projects with schools, colleges, autistic children, students, and teachers. Four "permanent" courses have been offered since its inception 25 years ago:
**''L'éveil'' (Awakening) for children between 7–8 years old
**''avant-scène'' (Forestage) for those 8 to 11 years old
**''chœur de scène'' (choir stage) for children 10–18 years who play at the Opéra Bastille and [[Opéra de Vichy]]
**''Créa'tures'', the choir of young adults.

[[File:Aulnay-sous-Bois - Bibliothèque.jpg|thumb|Dumont Library]]

*5 libraries and a Mediabus:<ref>[http://reseaudesbibliotheques.aulnay-sous-bois.fr/medias/medias.aspx?INSTANCE=exploitation&PORTAL_ID=portal_model_instance__le_medi_bus.xml The ''médi@bus'' of Aulnay-sous-Bois] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601043517/http://reseaudesbibliotheques.aulnay-sous-bois.fr/medias/medias.aspx?INSTANCE=exploitation&PORTAL_ID=portal_model_instance__le_medi_bus.xml |date=2018-06-01 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**'''Dumont library''', Boulevard du General Gallieni
**'''Guillaume Apollinaire Library''', rue Turgot
**'''Alphonse Daudet Library''', rue du Hameau
**'''Jules Verne Library''', rue du Limousin
**'''Elsa Triolet Library''', Saturn Street
**A '''Sound library''', rue Roger Contensin

===Cultural events and festivals===
[[File:AULNAY - Les rives du Canal.jpg|thumb|Perhaps a precursor to the ''Festival of the [[Canal de l'Ourcq]]'' (Postcard from the beginning of the 20th century)]]

In 1981 and 1982, Aulnay-sous-Bois was a stage town for the 68th and 69th [[Tour de France]] during the 10th stage ([[Le Mans]]-Aulnay-sous-Bois) in 1982 and for the 20th stage in 1982 ([[Sens]]-Aulnay-sous-Bois).

Every winter an outdoor skating rink (600 metres square in 2006–2007) is installed at the Vieux Pays Farm.

Every Easter Monday there is a Spring Fair that combines antiques, a flea market, and a garage sale. It brings together about 1,500 exhibitors between ''Vieux Pays'' and the ''Place du General Leclerc''.

The Jacques Prévert Theatre and cinema stages ''Les Panoramiques'' festival in May - a festival of artistic practices for amateurs. It unites for one week different theatrical companies of children, adolescents, and adults who present their creations on stage.

Every year in November is the Aulnay All Blues festival.<ref>[http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2013/02/11/le-blues-d-aulnay-sous-bois-s-invite-aux-grammy-awards_1830259_3246.html Aulnay All Blues], article in [[Le Monde]], 11 February 2013 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

In early June there is the Festival of Towns in Flower and Cycling in Gainville (Parc des Cygnes) Park.

A ''Festival of Military Music'' is scheduled on the second Saturday of June. Groups from several European countries are invited. In the morning a parade is held in the city from Dumont Park followed by an outdoor concert at Dumont Park. In the afternoon there is a parade from the Vieux Pays Farm and a concert in the Pierre Scohy gymnasium.

The Festival of the [[Canal de l'Ourcq]] is held in mid-June between the Pavilions-sous-Bois port and the Jardins Perdus Gateway.

[[File:Journée enchantée 2013.JPG|thumb|One of the events in the Festival on Military Music in 2013]]

The traditional ''Festival of the Tree'' takes place for two days in early November at Dumont Park. There are organized exhibitions and workshops for children focused around trees, nature, and wildlife. The adventure trail from tree to tree is free for all.

The festival of [[hip-hop]], ''{{Proper name|H2O}}'' (A Hip Hop Organization), is organized by the ''Centre de Danse du Galion'' in partnership with the Jacques Prévert Theatre and cinema and the current music scene ''Le Cap'' in December. Over the past 10 years it has brought together the ''avant-garde'' of the French hip-hop scene.

The ''Battle VNR'', every last Sunday of May, is a break-dance hip-hop event which has been running since 2002.

The city hosted the 2012 Boxing Championship of France.<ref>[http://www.aulnay-sous-bois.fr/actualites/fiche/championnat-de-france-de-boxe/?cHash=04df934e73db2b582d4549a9ba972065 Boxing Championship on the commune website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212181722/http://www.aulnay-sous-bois.fr/actualites/fiche/championnat-de-france-de-boxe/?cHash=04df934e73db2b582d4549a9ba972065 |date=2013-12-12 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

''Les Futuriales'' Festival takes place every year in Dumont Park since 2010. It has for its theme literature of the imagination and has more than 60 authors in one day.<ref>[http://www.futuriales.com/ The festival of literature of the imagination of Aulnay-sous-Bois] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> It is co-organized by the ''Librarie Folies d'Encre'' and the network of libraries.

===Education===
[[File:Aulnay-sous-Bois - Ecole primaire Le Parc.jpg|thumb|Le Parc Primary School]]
[[File:Collège claude debussy,aulnay.jpg|thumb|Claude Debussy College in August 2009]]
[[File:Collège pablo neruda,aulnay.jpg|thumb|Pablo Néruda College in December 2009]]

Education of very young children:
* 6 full-time collective home crèches

Public schools:<ref name=Schools>"[http://www.aulnay-sous-bois.fr/services-municipaux/enfance-jeunesse/education/les-ecoles/ Les écoles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917203056/http://www.aulnay-sous-bois.fr/services-municipaux/enfance-jeunesse/education/les-ecoles/ |date=2016-09-17 }}." Aulnay-sous-Bois. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.</ref>
* 23 public nursery schools/preschools
* 30 public primary schools
**At the end of the 2007-2008 year the Bougainville elementary school was closed - ''Le parisien'', edition 93 of 3 September 2007 {{which|date=September 2016}} 
* 7 public junior high schools
** a project for a 7th school in the south is in progress{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}{{when|date=September 2016}}
* 2 public secondary schools
** [[Lycée polyvalent régional Voillaume]]
** [[Lycée Jean Zay]]

Private schools:<ref name=Schools/>
*1 private preschool elementary, junior and senior high school: [[Institution l’Espérance]]
*1 private preschool, elementary school and senior high school: [[Protectorat Saint-Joseph]]

===Health===
[[File:Aulnay-sous-Bois - Hopital Ballanger.jpg|thumb|Robert Ballanger Hospital]]

There are three health facilities in Aulnay-sous-Bois:
*The '''Centre Hospitalier Robert Ballanger''': the inter-communal hospital for Aulnay-sous-Bois, [[Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis|Villepinte]], and [[Sevran]] (1750 employees).<ref>[http://ch-aulnay.fr/fr/Accueil-3.html Robert Ballanger Hospital official website] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''René Muret-Bigottini Gerontology Hospital'' straddles the border between Sevran and Aulnay-sous-Bois.
*The '''Clinic of Aulnay'', Private Hospital of east Paris

===Sports===
*"Coursailles" Olympic Swimming Stadium (up to 2700 people entering per day)<ref>[http://www.monaulnay.com/2007/08/trois-fois-moins-de-frequentation-a-la-piscine.html Records of entry at the Aulnay-sous-Bois pool in 2007] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

[[File:Piscine aulnay.jpg|thumb|The entrance to the Coursailles pool in 2009]]

*8 gymnasiums
*Stadiums:
**[[Velodrome]]
**5 multi-purpose stadiums
**2 Sports Complexes
**3 tennis complexes

[[File:Stade veledrome aulnay.jpg|thumb|The Velodrome in 2009]]

===Worship===
[[File:Aulnay-sous-Bois - Eglise Saint-Joseph.jpg|thumb|Church of Saint-Joseph]]

*Catholic worship:
**Church of Saint-Sulpice, Rue de Sevran.
**Church of Saint-Pierre de Nonneville, rue de Reims
**Church of Saint-Paul of Ambourget, Rue du 8 Mai 1945
**Church of Saint-Jean, gallerie Surcouf
**Chapel of Notre-Dame du Coudray, Rue Francis Creno
**Church of Saint-Joseph Church (including Christmas and every Sunday at 9:30 am it offers Mass in Polish), avenue de la Croix Blanche.
*Protestant worship: Temple of the Reformed Church of France, Boulevard Gourgues.
*Muslim worship:
**Cultural Association of Muslims of Rose des Vents, rue Auguste Renoir
**Cultural Association of Muslims of Aulnay, Rue de l'Esprit
**Cultural Association of Muslims of Mitry, Allée des Cyprès
*Jewish worship:
**Synagogue, Allée du Clermont-Tonnerre
**Synagogue, Rue Dupuis

==Notable people==
[[File:Aulnay-sous-Bois, Demeure Gainville.jpg|thumb|''Gainville House'', the oldest house in Aulnay, where [[Claude Louis Berthollet]] lived<ref>[http://www.leparisien.fr/val-de-marne-94/aulnay-terre-de-champions-28-01-2010-794105.php Aulnay, land of champions], 28 January 2010, [[Le Parisien]], consulted on 1 September 2010 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>]]

*'''[[Amine (singer)|Amine]]''', French-Moroccan R&B singer 
*'''[[Robert Ballanger]]''', French  politician
*'''[[Claude Louis Berthollet]]''', inventor
*'''[[Thomas Bouhail]]''', Olympic silver medalist in Gymnastics Vaulting (2008)
*'''[[Olivier Dacourt]]''', football player for [[Inter Milan]]
*'''[[Guy Decomble]]''', actor, born on 12 November 1910
*'''[[Alou Diarra]]''', footballer
*'''[[Boubakary Diarra]]''', footballer at [[FC Torino]] (Italy)
*'''[[Nicolas Douchez]]''', footballer at [[Paris Saint Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
*'''[[John Dovi]]''',  Light Heavyweight Boxing champion, National coach for the French Boxing Federation
*'''[[Boukary Dramé]]''' footballer at [[FC Sochaux]]
*'''[[Joachim Ekanga-Ehawa]]''', basketballer at [[Paris-Levallois Basket]]
*'''[[Paul Éluard]]''', French writer and poet
*'''[[Françoise Hardy]]''', French actress, singer, autobiographer
*'''Alexandre Devoise''', French radio presenter <ref name=":0">[http://www.habitants.fr/habitants_departement_seine-saint-denis_93.html Inhabitants of Seine-Saint-Denis] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*'''[[Jack Harris (French writer)|Jack Harris]]''' born Jacques Estevant (1940), composer, French novelist and poet
*'''[[Jean-Louis Mandengue]]''', Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion of France
*'''[[Aya Nakamura]]''', French-Malian RnB singer 
*'''[[Sefyu]]''', rapper
*'''[[Moussa Sissoko]]''', footballer at [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and the [[France National Team]] 
*'''[[Saïd Taghmaoui]]''', film actor
*'''[[Teddy Tamgho]]''', world champion and world record holder for the indoor triple jump (2010)
*'''[[Ali Traoré]]''', basketballer at [[ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne]]
*'''[[Vald (rapper)|Vald]]''', French rapper

===Bibliography===
* ''Aulnay-sous-Bois, youth of an old country'', Jacques Varin, 1982 {{in lang|fr}}
* ''Aulnay-Sous-Bois (History of)'' Jules Princet, 1936 (reprint 2004), {{ISBN|2843730546}} {{in lang|fr}}

==See also==
*[[Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.aulnay-sous-bois.fr/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
*[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=48.9386&lon=2.4906&zoom=13 ''Aunay'' on the 1750 Cassini Map]

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