▁that ▁have ▁a ▁sample ▁survey ▁every ▁year . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁her itage ▁ ▁Civil ▁Heritage ▁The ▁Ch âteau ▁de ▁Pom pad our ▁( 1 5 th ▁century ) ▁is ▁registered ▁as ▁a ▁historical ▁monument . ▁Of ▁the ▁cas tr um ▁of ▁Guy ▁de ▁Last ours , ▁built ▁around ▁ 1 0 0 0 , ▁nothing ▁remains . ▁The ▁castle ▁was ▁completely ▁re built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁by ▁Geoff rey ▁Hel ie ▁de ▁Pom pad our ▁who ▁became ▁mar quis ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 4 . ▁The ▁title ▁of ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁Pom pad our ▁became ▁famous ▁when ▁King ▁Louis ▁XV ▁gave ▁it ▁to ▁his ▁mist ress , ▁the ▁famous ▁Mar qu ise ▁de ▁Pom pad our ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 5 . ▁The ▁mar quis ate ▁was ▁bought ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 1 ▁by ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Cho ise ul ▁before ▁the ▁creation ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 3 ▁of ▁the ▁horse ▁stud ▁by ▁the ▁Com pt roller ▁General ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁Bert in . ▁The ▁castle ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁maintained ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁habit able ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁middle ▁part . ▁After ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁mostly ▁pulled ▁down ▁leaving ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁middle ▁and ▁the ▁gate house . ▁The ▁Pom pad our ▁Race course ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁horse ▁and ▁organ izes ▁racing ▁every ▁Sunday ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁in ▁the ▁out door ▁en closure ▁facing ▁the ▁castle .