Arnac-Pompadour | |
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 Chateau of Arnac-Pompadour | |
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 Location of Arnac-Pompadour | |
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| Coordinates:45°23′50″N1°22′55″E / 45.3972°N 1.3819°E /45.3972; 1.3819 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Canton | Uzerche |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Lubersac-Pompadour |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Alain Tisseuil[1] |
Area 1 | 15.09 km2 (5.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,205 |
| • Density | 79.85/km2 (206.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pompadours |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19011 /19230 |
| Elevation | 279–475 m (915–1,558 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Arnac-Pompadour (French pronunciation:[aʁnakpɔ̃paduʁ];Occitan:Arnac e Pompador) is acommune in theCorrèzedepartment in theNouvelle-Aquitaine region of centralFrance.
In Nouvelle-Aquitaine and on directional signs, the commune is usually simply calledPompadour, although the actual village of Pompadour is shared between Arnac-Pompadour andSaint-Sornin-Lavolps.
The name of Pompadour is well known due to the favourite ofLouis XV,Madame de Pompadour (Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson), to whom the king gave the chateau of Pompadour and the associated title of Marquise.
The town is famous for its chateau and its stud farm, the Pompadour National Anglo-Arab Stud, headquarters of the French National Stud andFrance's principal production centre ofAnglo-Arabian horses (although the racecourse is actually outside the commune).
Arnac-Pompadour is located some 25 km south-east ofSaint-Yrieix-la-Perche and 35 km west by north-west ofBrive-la-Gaillarde. Access to the commune is by the D901 road fromLubersac in the north-east passing through the southern part of the commune and the town and continuing south-west toJuillac. The D7 road also comes fromTroche in the south-east passing through the town and continuing toPayzac in the west. The D126 goes north from the town through the length of the commune to join the D149 north of the commune. A railway passes through the commune:Pompadour station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Saint-Yrieix and Limoges. The commune is mixed forest and farmland. Apart from the town there are also the following hamlets in the commune:
TheAuvézère river passes through the north of the commune flowing from east to west. Several tributaries flow north to join it in the commune.[3]
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Arnac was inhabited inGallo-Roman times by a landowner namedArtonacus orArtonos.
Pompadour belonged to one of the oldest lordships inLimousin: the Lastours, Vicomte de Pompadour. The first castle was built in 1026 by Guy de Lastours to defend his possessions, coveted by the Vicomte de Ségur. He also rebuilt Arnac church and established a monastery there, given toSaint Martial's Abbey inLimoges.
As centuries went by, the suzerainty of the Pompadours spread to all the adjoining parishes. Geoffroi Hélie de Pompadour extended the castle in the 15th century having inherited the illustrious Viscounty of Comborn in 1513. The House of Pompadour had reached its religious, military and political height. Elevated to a marquisate, it died out at the dawn of the 18th century, with several successive deaths.
After that family died out, the inheritance (including the estate, the title and coat-of-arms) was disputed in a long trial between thePrince of Conti and the Marquis de La Vallière and it was finally transferred to theCrown. In 1745,Louis XV gave it to his favourite, Mme d'Étiolles, who was given the titleMarquise de Pompadour.
In 1760, a few years before her death, she left the castle and it returned to the Crown. In the following year Louis XV established a Royal Stud at the Castle and the 333 hectare estate (spread across several communes) based on the private stud that had been established by the Marquise in 1751. It was closed at the fall of the Ancien Régime then re-established by theFrench Directory in 1795 and became the National Stud in 1872. It is currently a famous National Stud specialising particularly in developing the Anglo-Arab breed.
During theFrench Revolution the commune took the nameArnac-la-Prairie.[4]
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List of Successive Mayors[5]
| From | To | Name | Party |
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| 2001 | 2014 | Jean Michel Reillier | PS |
| 2014 | 2026 | Alain Tisseuil |
The inhabitants of the commune are known asPompadours in French.[6]
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is registered as a historical monument.[8][9] Of thecastrum of Guy de Lastours, built around 1000, nothing remains. The castle was completely rebuilt in the 15th century by Geoffrey Helie de Pompadour[10] who became marquis in 1614. The title of Marquis de Pompadour became famous when KingLouis XV gave it to his mistress, the famousMarquise de Pompadour in 1745. The marquisate was bought in 1761 by theDuke of Choiseul before the creation in 1763 of the horse stud by the Comptroller General of FinanceBertin. The castle was no longer maintained and was not habitable in 1790 apart from the middle part. After 1793 the castle was mostly pulled down leaving no more than part of the middle and the gatehouse.
which is registered as an historical object.[11] is registered as a historical monument.[12] The church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
A postage stamp, worth 3.00 francs (€0.46), representing Arnac-Pompadour castle was issued on 10 July 1999.[20]A postage stamp for 20g priority letters depicting Arnac-Pompadour castle was issued in 2012. It was part of the "Castles and stately homes of our regions 2012" series.[21]
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