Arnac-Pompadour
Arnac-Pompadour (French pronunciation: [aʁnak pɔ̃paduʁ]; Occitan: Arnac e Pompador) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.
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Chateau of Arnac-Pompadour | |
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Location of Arnac-Pompadour | |
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| Coordinates: 45°23′50″N 1°22′55″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Canton | Uzerche |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Lubersac-Pompadour |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Tisseuil |
| Area 1 | 15.09 km2 (5.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 1,160 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/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. | |
In Nouvelle-Aquitaine and on directional signs, the commune is usually simply called Pompadour, although the actual village of Pompadour is shared between Arnac-Pompadour and Saint-Sornin-Lavolps.
The name of Pompadour is well known due to the favourite of Louis 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 and France's principal production centre of Anglo-Arabian horses (although the racecourse is actually outside the commune).