▁actual ▁village ▁of ▁Pom pad our ▁is ▁shared ▁between ▁Arn ac - P om pad our ▁and ▁Saint - S orn in - L av ol ps . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁Pom pad our ▁became ▁world - f am ous ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁favour ite ▁of ▁Louis ▁XV : ▁Madame ▁de ▁Pom pad our ▁( Je anne - An to in ette ▁Po isson ) ▁to ▁whom ▁the ▁King ▁gave ▁the ▁ch ate au ▁of ▁Pom pad our ▁and ▁the ▁associated ▁title ▁of ▁Mar qu ise . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁ch ate au ▁and ▁its ▁stud ▁farm , ▁the ▁Pom pad our ▁National ▁Ang lo - A rab ▁Stud , ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁National ▁Stud ▁and ▁France ' s ▁principal ▁production ▁centre ▁of ▁Ang lo - A rab ian ▁horses ▁( although ▁the ▁race course ▁is ▁actually ▁outside ▁the ▁commune ). ▁ ▁Geography ▁Arn ac - P om pad our ▁is ▁located ▁some ▁ 2 5   km ▁south - east ▁of ▁Saint - Y rie ix - la - Per che ▁and ▁ 3 5   km ▁west ▁by ▁north - west ▁of ▁B rive - la - G a ill arde . ▁Access ▁to ▁the ▁commune ▁is ▁by ▁the ▁D 9 0 1 ▁road ▁from ▁Lub ers ac ▁in ▁the ▁north - east ▁passing ▁through ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁commune ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁continu ing ▁south - west ▁to ▁Ju illa c . ▁The ▁D 7 ▁road ▁also ▁comes ▁from ▁Tro che ▁in