| Challain-la-Potherie | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Segré |
| Canton: | Segré-en-Anjou Bleu |
| Insee: | 49061 |
| Postal Code: | 49440 |
| Mayor: | Anaël Robert[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 47.6369°N -1.0453°W |
| Elevation M: | 58 |
| Elevation Min M: | 42 |
| Elevation Max M: | 106 |
| Area Km2: | 47.87 |
| Demonym: | Chalainois, Chalainoise |
Challain-la-Potherie (in French pronounced as /ʃalɛ̃ la pɔtʁi/) is a village and a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It is north of Candé.
In 2010 Challain-la-Potherie celebrated the tenth anniversary of its accord with the village of Somersham in Suffolk, England.The accord has been very successful with annual coach trips between the two villages - visits alternating year and year about. Many friendships have been formed and the twinning is particularly strong in the number of children and young people involved.