History

Typical of châteaux in the region, Pomiro was once a prominent hunting lodge and, until recently, the country residence of the Marquis and Marquise de Noe. The family has a long history of nobility and links with England. The great great grandmother of the Marquis at Pomiro married an English General and, for a time, lived on the Isle of Wight. Their son was educated at Stoneyhurst College and then moved to Paris permanently where he became a very famous caricaturist and writer and was known as CHAM (Charles Henri Amadei Marquis de Noe). Some examples of his work are displayed at the château.

It is believed that the Marquise at Pomiro was involved in the Belgian resistance during the last war and she was badly treated by her German captures. She was a very popular figure in Montreal du Gers and remained at the château after the death of the Marquis. She ensured all the staff were well cared for after her recent death and the current owners have retained the groundsman who has worked on the estate all his life. The Marquis’s gamekeeper and latterly his valet looked after the Marquise until she passed away; he has now retired and has returned to stay with his family in Slovakia but has many stories of his interesting life in service to the Marquis and Marquise de Noe.

The château has 10 acres of mature and well tended gardens surrounded by a further 200 acres of vines , woods , fields and rolling countryside. The vines produce Armagnac for the Château de Pomiro appellation as well as "Floc", the local aperitif. The kitchen garden provides fresh vegetables each day for the guests' meals. The château's beehives produce Pomiro honey from the abundant Acacia trees on the estate and the home bred free range chickens give a plentiful supply of fresh eggs.

The current owners were hoteliers and restaurateurs in exclusive alpine ski resorts and now warmly welcome guests in their home to appreciate the unspoilt region of Gascony .