Château de Pompadour, Medieval castle and national stud farm in Arnac-Pompadour, France.

Château de Pompadour stands in Arnac-Pompadour, Corrèze. The oldest parts date to the 11th century; the present building was rebuilt in the 15th century by Geoffroy Hélie de Pompadour. Rough light-brown stone walls carry a grey slate roof, with two round towers under conical slate roofs and a square clock tower projecting from the right facade above an arched wooden door reached by a short stone staircase.

A castrum built around 1000 by Guy de Lastours on the Brive–Limoges axis left no remains; the fortress withstood attacks from 1026 but was destroyed after Richard the Lionheart's death at Châlus-Chabrol in 1199. Geoffroy Hélie de Pompadour rebuilt it as a castle in the 15th century, and the seigneurie became a marquisate in 1614. Louis XV gave it to Madame de Pompadour in 1745; she never lived there, and after 1793 only the south wing and the châtelet survived.

The name recalls Madame de Pompadour, the influential companion of King Louis XV, whose connection to this place remains visible in local memory and identity. The site remains tied to French horse breeding traditions and attracts visitors interested in equestrian arts and rural heritage.

The château stands in Arnac-Pompadour, with the racecourse and riding facilities of the former stud farm on the same grounds. The surviving parts are the south wing and the châtelet, so the visit is short; allow more time for the equestrian side. Paths between the buildings and stables are largely unpaved.

The stud farm was founded in 1760, not 1761; the marquisate was bought by the Duke of Choiseul in 1761. Madame de Pompadour never lived in the castle, which became housing for stud staff. Since 1870 the building housed the administration of the Haras Nationaux until 2004.