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The 7th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1971. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and West Germany participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The different heats were hosted by each of the participant broadcasters in locations in their countries such as Riccione (Italy), Ostend (Belgium), Offenburg (West Germany), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Vichy (France), Solothurn (Switzerland), and Blackpool (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Essen (West Germany). The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and .[1]
The season was won by the team from Blackpool, United Kingdom, being the runner-up the team from Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.[2] [3]
| Country | Broadcaster | Code | Colour | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RTB / BRT | B | Yellow | |
 | ORTF | F | Purple | |
 | RAI | I | Blue | |
 | NCRV | NL | Orange | |
 | SRG SSR TSI | CH | Gold | |
 | BBC | GB | Red | |
| ARD | D | Light blue |
Heat 1 was hosted by RAI on 9 June 1971 in Riccione, Italy.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | Riccione | 48 | |
| 2 | D | Idar-Oberstein | 42 | |
| 3 | NL | Linne | 40 | |
| 4 | GB | Colwyn Bay | 31 | |
| 4 | CH | Courrendlin | 31 | |
| 6 | B | Ougrée | 21 | |
| 7 | F | Alès | 20 |
Heat 2 was hosted by SRG SSR TSI on 23 June 1971 in Solothurn, Switzerland.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | Schwabach | 47 | |
| 2 | CH | Willisau | 44 | |
| 3 | NL | Drachten | 41 | |
| 4 | I | Melfi | 35 | |
| 5 | F | Mulhouse | 30 | |
| 6 | GB | Kendal | 28 | |
| 7 | B | Sint-Niklaas | 24 |
Heat 3 was hosted by NCRV on 7 July 1971 at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NL | Alphen aan den Rijn | 44 | |
| 2 | GB | Tewkesbury | 37 | |
| 3 | F | Le Mans | 36 | |
| 4 | I | L’Aquila | 35 | |
| 5 | CH | Biasca | 33 | |
| 6 | B | Watermael-Boitsfort | 31 | |
| 7 | D | Rheinbach | 28 |
Heat 4 was hosted by ORTF on 21 July 1971 in Vichy, France.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Tournai | 41 | |
| 2 | CH | Brig | 36 | |
| 3 | D | Bockum-Hövel | 35 | |
| 4 | GB | Prestwick | 34 | |
| 4 | NL | Zoetermeer | 34 | |
| 6 | F | Vichy | 31 | |
| 7 | I | Forio d’Ischia | 29 |
Heat 5 was hosted by ARD on 4 August 1971 in Offenburg, West Germany.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | Offenburg | 49 | |
| 2 | I | Jesolo | 44 | |
| 3 | B | Namur | 33 | |
| 4 | GB | Scunthorpe | 32 | |
| 5 | NL | Winschoten | 31 | |
| 6 | F | Nancy | 28 | |
| 7 | CH | Colombier | 26 |
Heat 6 was hosted by the BBC on 18 August 1971 in Blackpool, United Kingdom.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GB | Blackpool | 50 | |
| 2 | D | Wetter | 43 | |
| 3 | CH | Ascona | 38 | |
| 4 | I | Canelli | 34 | |
| 5 | F | Saint-Malo | 29 | |
| 6 | NL | Rolde | 28 | |
| 7 | B | Tielt | 19 |
Heat 7 was hosted by BRT on 1 September 1971 in Ostend, Belgium.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Ostend | 50 | |
| 2 | CH | Einsiedeln | 43 | |
| 3 | NL | Doetinchem | 35 | |
| 4 | I | Pesaro | 34 | |
| 5 | GB | Bournemouth | 32 | |
| 6 | F | Libourne | 23 | |
| 6 | D | Leck | 23 |
The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:
| Country | Town | Place won | Points won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB | Blackpool | 1 | 50 | |
| B | Ostend | 1 | 50 | |
| D | Offenburg | 1 | 49 | |
| I | Riccione | 1 | 48 | |
| NL | Alphen aan den Rijn | 1 | 44 | |
| CH | Willisau | 2 | 44 | |
| F | Le Mans | 3 | 36 |
The final was hosted by ARD on 15 September 1971 in Essen, West Germany.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GB | Blackpool | 45 | |
| 2 | NL | Alphen aan den Rijn | 38 | |
| 3 | CH | Willisau | 36 | |
| 4 | D | Offenburg | 35 | |
| 4 | I | Riccione | 35 | |
| 6 | B | Ostend | 28 | |
| 7 | F | Le Mans | 27 |