Her paternal great-grandfather, Louis Doumenach, led a textile factory at Lavelanet, in Ariège and his son, Charles-Joseph Doumenach, was a colonel and municipal counsellor.
Străbunicul ei patern, Louis Doumenach, a condus o fabrică de textile la Lavelanet, în Ariège, iar fiul lui, Charles-Joseph Doumenach, a fost colonel și consilier municipal.