Témoignages de nos hôtes
à travers le monde
Having known the Combes family in 2003, I have been fortunate to have spent many stays at the Château de Garrevagues over the years. The welcome of the family and Marie-Christine especially is out of the extraordinary. She makes everybody feel welcome, at home and always knows how to touch people’s hearts and minds. It is the personality of Marie-Christine as a host that makes a stay at Chateau de Garrevaques an exceptional moment, enjoying the beautiful, well maintained Chateau with all its history and stories and the beautiful surroundings of the Lauragais. To me and my family the Chateau and the Combes Family are home and family. Thank you for all you give to all those that come and go!
Maggie Bergsma
Château de Garrevaques
Jean-Philippe de Gineste-Najac
Jean-Philippe de Gineste-Najac, the son of Charles de Gineste-Najac and Ninette Dumas des Barreaux, was born in 1795 in the prisons of the French Revolution.
When the family was released, it moved to the Castle of Gandels, as Garrevaques Castle had partly burned during the revolt. When order returned, Jean-Philippe and his wife, Marie-Philippine Olombel, recovered the Garrevaques castle and restored it.
Jean-Philippe, a knight and an artillery officer, was elected mayor of Garrevaques in 1848. Five years later, he chose to resign from his post rather than taking an oath to Napoleon III. Once the Napoleonic “storm” passed in 1860, he returned to his position as Garrevaques’ mayor.
Jean Philippe and his wife are buried in the family Protestant cemetery at the end of the Garrevaques gardens.
Marie de Gineste
femme de Jean Philippe
