1971 in France

Events from the year 1971 in France.

Incumbents

 * President: Georges Pompidou
 * Prime Minister: Jacques Chaban-Delmas

Events

 * 14 March – Municipal elections held.
 * 21 March – Municipal elections held.
 * 3 July – American singer Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, dies from a heart attack in the bathtub of his Paris hotel room. He was 27 years old.
 * 3 September – Four Power Agreement on Berlin is signed.
 * 10 December – Renault unveils its new R5 model, a small three-door hatchback similar in concept to the recently launched Italian Fiat 127, which will go on sale in the new year.

January to March

 * 4 January – Sébastien Foucras, freestyle skier and Olympic medallist
 * 17 January – Sylvie Testud, actress, writer and director
 * 20 January – Catherine Marsal, road racing cyclist
 * 2 February
 * Ludovic Auger, cyclist
 * Stéphane Pédron, soccer player
 * 5 February – Michel Breistroff, NHL ice hockey player (d. 1996)
 * 7 February – Emmanuel Curtil, actor
 * 11 February – Christian Labit, rugby union player
 * 15 February – Brigitte Guibal, slalom canoer and Olympic medallist
 * 21 February – Pierre Raschi, rugby union player
 * 26 February – Hélène Ségara, singer
 * 28 February – Tristan Louis, author and internet entrepreneur
 * 20 March – Stéphane Heulot, cyclist
 * 29 March – Alexandre Brasseur, actor.

April to June

 * 3 April – Emmanuel Collard, motor racing driver.
 * 7 April – Guillaume Depardieu, actor.
 * 8 April – Christophe Lamaison, international rugby union player.
 * 9 April – Jérôme Dreyfus, judoka.
 * 12 April – Christophe Moreau, cyclist.
 * 13 April – Franck Esposito, swimmer.
 * 16 April – Jean-Michel Bazire, Harness racing driver.
 * 27 April – François Bégaudeau, journalist, novelist and actor
 * 4 May – Sébastien Denis, hurdler.
 * 8 May – Dominique Casagrande, soccer player.
 * 9 May – Nicolas Ghesquière, fashion designer.
 * 11 May – Dominique Arribagé, soccer player.
 * 15 May – Anthony Bancarel, soccer player.
 * 24 May – Habib Sissoko, soccer player.
 * 28 May
 * Isabelle Carré, actress.
 * Lilian Martin, soccer player.
 * 5 June – Stéphane Clamens, sport shooter.
 * 9 June – Jean Galfione, pole vaulter and Olympic gold medallist.
 * 10 June – Bruno Ngotty, soccer player.
 * 12 June
 * Félicia Ballanger, cyclist.
 * Jérôme Romain, athlete.
 * 25 June – Sébastien Levicq, decathlete.
 * 28 June
 * Fabien Barthez, international soccer player.
 * Guillaume de Fondaumière, video game designer.
 * Sébastien Gattuso, athlete.
 * 29 June – Stéphan Bignet, triathlete.

July to September

 * 21 July – Emmanuel Bangué, long jumper.
 * 4 August – Christophe Mendy, boxer.
 * 6 August – Stéphane Lecat, swimmer.
 * 11 August – Djamel Bouras, judoka and Olympic gold medallist.
 * 25 August – Louis-Karim Nébati, actor.
 * 4 September – Lilian Laslandes, soccer player.
 * 4 September – Isabelle Périgault, French politician
 * 9 September – Francis Llacer, soccer player.
 * 27 September – Cédric Penicaud, swimmer.
 * 29 September – Lilian Nalis, soccer player.

October to December

 * 1 October – Stéphane Breitwieser, art thief.
 * 14 October – Frédéric Guesdon, cyclist.
 * 26 October – Olivier Galzi, television journalist.
 * 28 October
 * Jimmy Algerino, soccer player.
 * Nicolas Ouédec, soccer player.
 * 9 November – Sabri Lamouchi, soccer player.
 * 16 November – Laurent Wolf, music producer and DJ.
 * 19 November
 * Pascal Edmond, golfer.
 * Cécile Lignot-Maubert, hammer thrower.
 * 24 November
 * Franck Avitabile, jazz pianist.
 * Stéphane Denève, conductor.
 * 29 November – Olivier Quint, soccer player.
 * 8 December – Stéphane Poulat, triathlete.
 * 17 December – Antoine Rigaudeau, basketball player.
 * 21 December – Matthieu Chedid, singer-songwriter.
 * 28 December – Olivier Enjolras, soccer player.

Full date unknown

 * Sylvain Chauveau, musician and composer.
 * Fabrice Hadjadj, writer and philosopher.
 * Olivier Manchion, musician.
 * Olivier Manchion, musician.

January to March

 * 5 January – Émilienne Moreau-Evrard, hero of World War I and in French resistance during World War II (born 1898).
 * 10 January – Coco Chanel, fashion designer (born 1883).
 * 13 January – Henri Tomasi, composer and conductor (born 1901).
 * 8 February – Louis Antoine, mathematician (born 1888).
 * 26 February – Fernandel, actor (born 1903).
 * 2 March – Rita Jolivet, actress (born 1884).
 * 10 March – Jean Follain, author, poet and lawyer (born 1903).
 * 31 March – Alfred Desenclos, composer (born 1912).

April to June

 * 3 April – Jacques Ochs, artist, épée and foil fencer and Olympic gold medallist (born 1883).
 * 11 April – Marcel Gromaire, painter (born 1892).
 * 30 May – Marcel Dupré, organist, pianist and composer (born 1886).
 * 5 June – André Trocmé, pastor who aided Jewish refugees (born 1901).
 * 12 June – Jules Dewaquez, soccer player (born 1899).
 * 25 June – Charles Vildrac, playwright and poet (born 1882).

July to September

 * 10 July – Laurent Dauthuille, boxer (born 1924).
 * 19 July – Arsène Roux, Arabist and Berberologist (born 1893).
 * 27 July – Jacques Lusseyran, author (born 1924).
 * 31 July – Michel Saint-Denis, actor, theatre director, and drama theorist (born 1897).
 * 24 August – René Paul Raymond Capuron, botanist (born 1921).
 * 30 August – Louis Armand, engineer (born 1905).
 * 10 September – Roland de Vaux, priest and archaeologist (born 1903).

October to December

 * 10 October – Philippe Hériat, novelist, playwright and actor (born 1898).
 * 27 October – Charlotte de La Trémoille, noblewoman (born 1892).
 * 16 November – Lucien Chopard, entomologist (born 1885).
 * 15 December – Paul Lévy, mathematician (born 1886).

Full date unknown

 * Louis Lecoin, militant pacifist (born 1888).
 * André Lesauvage, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1890).