Potelle

Potelle
Potelle
Commune
	The chateau in Potelle
	Coat of arms
	Location of Potelle
	Potelle Potelle
	Coordinates: 50°14′06″N 3°39′51″E / 50.235°N 3.6642°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Intercommunality	Pays de Mormal
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Vincent Dussart
Area 1	4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population (2023)	439
• Density	109/km2 (281/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59468 /59530
Elevation	104–147 m (341–482 ft) ; (avg. 104 m or 341 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Potelle (French pronunciation: [pɔtɛl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

It is 2 km (1.2 mi) east of Le Quesnoy and 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Valenciennes.

Heraldry

Arms of Potelle	The arms of Potelle are blazoned : Azure, a bend Or between 6 bezants (Or). (Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes, Bantouzelle, Briastre, Noyelles-sur-Selle and Potelle use the same arms.)

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ INSEE commune file