Editing Bertrand Delanoë (section)

==Early life and education==
Delanoë was born 30 May 1950 in [[Tunis]], at that time a [[French protectorate of Tunisia|protectorate]] of the [[French colonial empire]], to a French mother and a [[Pied-Noir|French-Tunisian]] father. His father, a [[Surveying|land surveyor]], was atheist while his mother, a nurse, was [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]].<ref name="Le Parisien">{{Cite web |title=Elections Municipales 2026 : actualité de la campagne et résultats |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/elections/municipales/ |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=leparisien.fr |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

At 6 years old, Delanoë became a member of the "Petits Chanteurs des Sables", a Christian choral group associated with the [[Little Singers of the Wooden Cross|Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois]]. At the age of 11, Delanoë witnessed the [[Bizerte crisis|crisis of Bizerte]] between France and newly independent Tunisia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Magazine Digital - L'Obs |url=http://le-nouvel-observateur-magazine-digital.nouvelobs.com/profil/liseuse.html |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=le-nouvel-observateur-magazine-digital.nouvelobs.com |language=fr}}</ref> Bertrand Delanoë moved back to France with his family following [[Tunisian independence]]; after the military base in Bizerte was closed in 1963, Delanoë's family broke up. His mother came to live in [[Rodez]], [[Aveyron]] with her son. After leaving school, Delanoë is said to have started studies in law at the [[University of Toulouse]]. According to ''[[Who's Who in France]]'' he has a diploma in economics.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/doc/2626780/Faits-Documents-n106 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302112458/http://www.scribd.com/doc/2626780/Faits-Documents-n106|date=2 March 2009}} [[Faits et Documents]] n°106 – Lettre d'informations confidentielles d'Emmanuel Ratier.</ref>