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France’s most searched-for châteaux in 2026

Volumes as of October 18, 2026

6,707 châteaux ranked by how many times their name is typed into Google each month. The national ranking, by region and by department, and a comparison with Germany.

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  1. The name of a French château is typed into Google 5,521,250 times a month; 979 châteaux are searched for more than 1,000 times a month.
  2. The most searched-for is Palace of Versailles (301,000 searches a month), ahead of Château de Chenonceau (110,000) and Vaux-le-Vicomte (74,000).
  3. The top ten take 17% of demand, the top hundred 45%.
  4. Loire Valley châteaux account for 16% of searches with 8% of the ranked châteaux.
  5. The Île-de-France region alone accounts for 18% of demand.
  6. After Île-de-France, the most searched-for region is Centre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley), with 14% of demand.
  7. The most searched-for departments are Yvelines, Indre-et-Loire and Dordogne.
  8. Château de Breteuil is searched for 40,500 times a month, yet its Wikipedia article exists in only 5 languages.
  9. In Germany, castle names are typed into Google 7,597,810 times a month; the most searched-for is Neuschwanstein Castle (246,000).

Source: Chateaupedia, “France’s most searched-for châteaux in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/chateaux-les-plus-recherches-2026, volumes as of October 18, 2026

The national ranking: the 100 most searched-for châteaux

Monthly Google searches for the château’s name, averaged over twelve months, from France and in French.

The top 20, in searches per month
  1. Palace of Versailles301,000
  2. Château de Chenonceau110,000
  3. Vaux-le-Vicomte74,000
  4. Palace of Fontainebleau74,000
  5. Château de Chambord74,000
  6. Château de Cheverny74,000
  7. Palais des Papes60,500
  8. Château de Chantilly60,500
  9. Castle of Pierrefonds49,500
  10. Castle of Sceaux49,500
  11. Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg40,500
  12. Guédelon Castle40,500
  13. Barrage Vauban40,500
  14. Château d'Amboise40,500
  15. Château de Villandry40,500
  16. Château Gaillard40,500
  17. Château des ducs de Bretagne40,500
  18. Château des Milandes40,500
  19. Château de Breteuil40,500
  20. Château d'Angers33,100
RankChâteauDepartmentRegionSearches per month
1Palace of VersaillesYvelinesÎle-de-France301,000
2Château de ChenonceauIndre-et-LoireCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)110,000
3Vaux-le-VicomteSeine-et-MarneÎle-de-France74,000
4Palace of FontainebleauSeine-et-MarneÎle-de-France74,000
5Château de ChambordLoir-et-CherCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)74,000
6Château de ChevernyLoir-et-CherCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)74,000
7Palais des PapesVaucluseProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur60,500
8Château de ChantillyOiseHauts-de-France60,500
9Castle of PierrefondsOiseHauts-de-France49,500
10Castle of SceauxHauts-de-SeineÎle-de-France49,500
11Château du Haut-KoenigsbourgBas-RhinGrand Est40,500
12Guédelon CastleYonneBurgundy-Franche-Comté40,500
13Barrage VaubanBas-RhinGrand Est40,500
14Château d'AmboiseIndre-et-LoireCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)40,500
15Château de VillandryIndre-et-LoireCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)40,500
16Château GaillardEureNormandy40,500
17Château des ducs de BretagneLoire-AtlantiquePays de la Loire40,500
18Château des MilandesDordogneNouvelle-Aquitaine40,500
19Château de BreteuilYvelinesÎle-de-France40,500
20Château d'AngersMaine-et-LoirePays de la Loire33,100
21Fort la LatteCôtes-d'ArmorBrittany33,100
22Château d'AnnecyHaute-SavoieAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes27,100
23Palais de la Porte DoréeParisÎle-de-France27,100
24Palais du PharoBouches-du-RhôneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur27,100
25Clos LucéIndre-et-LoireCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)27,100
26Château de BeynacDordogneNouvelle-Aquitaine27,100
27Château de SuscinioMorbihanBrittany27,100
28Château de Monte-CristoYvelinesÎle-de-France27,100
29Château de LangeaisIndre-et-LoireCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)22,200
30Château de ValençayIndreCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)22,200
31Château de BrissacMaine-et-LoirePays de la Loire22,200
32Château de RambouilletYvelinesÎle-de-France22,200
33Castle of CaenCalvadosNormandy22,200
34Château de Menthon-Saint-BernardHaute-SavoieAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes22,200
35Château de HautefortDordogneNouvelle-Aquitaine22,200
36Murol CastlePuy-de-DômeAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes22,200
37Château de GrignanDrômeAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes22,200
38Château de BironDordogneNouvelle-Aquitaine18,100
39Château de BloisLoir-et-CherCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)18,100
40Château d'Azay-le-RideauIndre-et-LoireCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)18,100
41Château de MalmaisonHauts-de-SeineÎle-de-France18,100
42Château de Castelnaud-la-ChapelleDordogneNouvelle-Aquitaine18,100
43Château de MaintenonEure-et-LoirCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)18,100
44Château de Champs-sur-MarneSeine-et-MarneÎle-de-France18,100
45Palais NikaïaAlpes-MaritimesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur14,800
46Château de la MadeleineYvelinesÎle-de-France14,800
47Château de BeaumesnilEureNormandy14,800
48Château de PizayRhôneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes14,800
49Castle of Chaumont-sur-LoireLoir-et-CherCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)14,800
50Château de DinanCôtes-d'ArmorBrittany14,800
51Château de BonaguilLot-et-GaronneNouvelle-Aquitaine14,800
52Fort de JouxDoubsBurgundy-Franche-Comté14,800
53Castle of BrézéMaine-et-LoirePays de la Loire14,800
54Château de la RocheLoireAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes14,800
55Château de ValCantalAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes14,800
56Château d'UsséIndre-et-LoireCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)12,100
57Palace of the Kings of MajorcaPyrénées-OrientalesOccitania12,100
58Hardelot CastlePas-de-CalaisHauts-de-France12,100
59Château de la Roche CourbonCharente-MaritimeNouvelle-Aquitaine12,100
60Château de Saint-UlrichHaut-RhinGrand Est12,100
61Château de SaumurMaine-et-LoirePays de la Loire12,100
62Château de FoixAriègeOccitania12,100
63Château de CommarqueDordogneNouvelle-Aquitaine12,100
64Château de Beauregard, Loire ValleyLoir-et-CherCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)12,100
65Castle of FougèresIlle-et-VilaineBrittany12,100
66Château de PuymartinDordogneNouvelle-Aquitaine12,100
67Château de VizilleIsèreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes12,100
68Fort Saint-André (Villeneuve-lès-Avignon)GardOccitania12,100
69Château de FlaugerguesHéraultOccitania12,100
70Château de Saint-FargeauYonneBurgundy-Franche-Comté12,100
71Château de BridoireDordogneNouvelle-Aquitaine12,100
72Castle of RipailleHaute-SavoieAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes12,100
73Maison forte de ReignacDordogneNouvelle-Aquitaine9,900
74Château de LourmarinVaucluseProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur9,900
75Château de CrussolArdècheAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes9,900
76Château de FerrièresSeine-et-MarneÎle-de-France9,900
77Château de FougeretVienneNouvelle-Aquitaine9,900
78Château de LochesIndre-et-LoireCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)9,900
79Château de CompiègneOiseHauts-de-France9,900
80Château de SerrantMaine-et-LoirePays de la Loire9,900
81Citadel of BesançonDoubsBurgundy-Franche-Comté9,900
82Château de CombourgIlle-et-VilaineBrittany9,900
83Château de CourancesEssonneÎle-de-France9,900
84Château de MontrottierHaute-SavoieAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes9,900
85Château du GuildoCôtes-d'ArmorBrittany9,900
86Château de ChamarandeEssonneÎle-de-France9,900
87Château de DampierreYvelinesÎle-de-France8,940
88Château de QuéribusAudeOccitania8,100
89Clos de VougeotCôte-d'OrBurgundy-Franche-Comté8,100
90Château de La RochefoucauldCharenteNouvelle-Aquitaine8,100
91Château de ChâteauneufCôte-d'OrBurgundy-Franche-Comté8,100
92Château du TaureauFinistèreBrittany8,100
93Château de la ChasseVal-d'OiseÎle-de-France8,100
94Domaine de VillarceauxVal-d'OiseÎle-de-France8,100
95Palais RihourNordHauts-de-France8,100
96Château de Saint-Germain-en-LayeYvelinesÎle-de-France8,100
97Chinon CastleIndre-et-LoireCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)8,100
98Château d'YquemGirondeNouvelle-Aquitaine8,100
99Château de FalaiseCalvadosNormandy8,100
100PeyrepertuseAudeOccitania8,100

The Loire, the first destination by name

The four departments of the valley (Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire), with Valençay and the castle of the Dukes of Brittany that everyone counts among them: 530 châteaux, 899,030 searches a month.

The Loire, the first destination by name
  1. Share of searches16%
  2. Share of châteaux8%

The most searched-for in the Loire

RankChâteauDepartmentRegionSearches per month
2Château de ChenonceauIndre-et-LoireCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)110,000
5Château de ChambordLoir-et-CherCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)74,000
6Château de ChevernyLoir-et-CherCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)74,000
14Château d'AmboiseIndre-et-LoireCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)40,500
15Château de VillandryIndre-et-LoireCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)40,500
17Château des ducs de BretagneLoire-AtlantiquePays de la Loire40,500
20Château d'AngersMaine-et-LoirePays de la Loire33,100
25Clos LucéIndre-et-LoireCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)27,100
29Château de LangeaisIndre-et-LoireCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)22,200
30Château de ValençayIndreCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)22,200

By region

The sum of searches for each region’s châteaux, and the most searched-for among them.

Share of demand
  1. Île-de-France18%
  2. Centre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)14%
  3. Nouvelle-Aquitaine11%
  4. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes11%
  5. Occitania7%
  6. Pays de la Loire7%
  7. Brittany6%
  8. Normandy6%
  9. Burgundy-Franche-Comté6%
  10. Grand Est6%
  11. Hauts-de-France5%
  12. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur5%
RegionRanked châteauxSearches per monthShare of demandMost searched-for
Île-de-France446979,85018%Palace of Versailles
Centre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)552791,89014%Château de Chenonceau
Nouvelle-Aquitaine883597,96011%Château des Milandes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes989595,90011%Château d'Annecy
Occitania728390,1607%Palace of the Kings of Majorca
Pays de la Loire576382,3707%Château des ducs de Bretagne
Brittany481326,6906%Fort la Latte
Normandy511313,2506%Château Gaillard
Burgundy-Franche-Comté575312,6406%Guédelon Castle
Grand Est432306,3006%Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg
Hauts-de-France311263,9905%Château de Chantilly
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur208256,1605%Palais des Papes
Corsica113,8800%Fort d'Algajola
Réunion21500%Château Morange
Martinique2600%Château Aubéry

By department

Departments with at least three searched-for châteaux. Each row leads to the department’s ten most searched-for châteaux.

DepartmentRanked châteauxSearches per monthShare of demandMost searched-forThe department’s top 10
Yvelines105486,9309%Palace of VersaillesThe department’s top 10
Indre-et-Loire173370,6707%Château de ChenonceauThe department’s top 10
Dordogne196273,5405%Château des MilandesThe department’s top 10
Loir-et-Cher77239,0304%Château de ChambordThe department’s top 10
Seine-et-Marne120220,6304%Vaux-le-VicomteThe department’s top 10
Maine-et-Loire193166,9503%Château d'AngersThe department’s top 10
Oise82159,3803%Château de ChantillyThe department’s top 10
Bas-Rhin93149,7703%Château du Haut-KoenigsbourgThe department’s top 10
Eure113116,6902%Château GaillardThe department’s top 10
Loire-Atlantique126115,4602%Château des ducs de BretagneThe department’s top 10
Haute-Savoie68108,1102%Château d'AnnecyThe department’s top 10
Vaucluse50103,2202%Palais des PapesThe department’s top 10
Côtes-d'Armor9698,1602%Fort la LatteThe department’s top 10
Hauts-de-Seine2290,0502%Castle of SceauxThe department’s top 10
Morbihan15189,3902%Château de SuscinioThe department’s top 10
Calvados14886,4202%Castle of CaenThe department’s top 10
Yonne5785,8802%Guédelon CastleThe department’s top 10
Rhône12477,6001%Château de PizayThe department’s top 10
Ille-et-Vilaine14777,4401%Castle of FougèresThe department’s top 10
Gironde9967,7501%Château d'YquemThe department’s top 10
Côte-d'Or11867,4401%Clos de VougeotThe department’s top 10
Saône-et-Loire17064,0501%Château de SullyThe department’s top 10
Bouches-du-Rhône5363,5301%Palais du PharoThe department’s top 10
Finistère8761,7001%Château du TaureauThe department’s top 10
Isère9161,4801%Château de VizilleThe department’s top 10
Puy-de-Dôme7761,4601%Murol CastleThe department’s top 10
Val-d'Oise5259,8701%Château de la ChasseThe department’s top 10
Loiret8559,6801%Château de Sully-sur-LoireThe department’s top 10
Aude7958,4301%Château de QuéribusThe department’s top 10
Essonne8557,8401%Château de CourancesThe department’s top 10
Gard7353,4801%Fort Saint-André (Villeneuve-lès-Avignon)The department’s top 10
Seine-Maritime9552,4601%Château de MiromesnilThe department’s top 10
Eure-et-Loir6047,3701%Château de MaintenonThe department’s top 10
Indre8347,2301%Château de ValençayThe department’s top 10
Vendée6646,3601%Château de TiffaugesThe department’s top 10
Ain11946,0601%Voltaire's châteauThe department’s top 10
Alpes-Maritimes3845,3201%Palais NikaïaThe department’s top 10
Doubs4742,7301%Fort de JouxThe department’s top 10
Cantal7542,6101%Château de ValThe department’s top 10
Ardèche7642,2201%Château de CrussolThe department’s top 10
Lot6141,3501%Château de Castelnau-BretenouxThe department’s top 10
Vienne9140,4001%Château de FougeretThe department’s top 10
Drôme4339,8801%Château de GrignanThe department’s top 10
Hérault7038,8201%Château de FlaugerguesThe department’s top 10
Aveyron7738,5801%Château de PeyreladeThe department’s top 10
Paris1738,0101%Palais de la Porte DoréeThe department’s top 10
Charente-Maritime5537,5401%Château de la Roche CourbonThe department’s top 10
Manche8537,4401%Château de PirouThe department’s top 10
Haut-Rhin5936,8501%Château de Saint-UlrichThe department’s top 10
Pyrénées-Orientales4236,8201%Palace of the Kings of MajorcaThe department’s top 10
Loire7335,3501%Château de la RocheThe department’s top 10
Sarthe10234,5501%Château du LudeThe department’s top 10
Allier15134,3301%Castle of the dukes of BourbonThe department’s top 10
Charente8933,5701%Château de La RochefoucauldThe department’s top 10
Nord5032,8801%Palais RihourThe department’s top 10
Ariège3530,1601%Château de FoixThe department’s top 10
Moselle5429,2401%Château de MalbrouckThe department’s top 10
Savoie4128,9801%Fortress of MiolansThe department’s top 10
Cher7427,9101%Château de la VerrerieThe department’s top 10
Somme7527,0600%Château de RamburesThe department’s top 10
Haute-Vienne5426,6200%Château de LastoursThe department’s top 10
Pyrénées-Atlantiques5426,6100%Chateau de BrindosThe department’s top 10
Lot-et-Garonne6026,5600%Château de BonaguilThe department’s top 10
Pas-de-Calais5025,1000%Hardelot CastleThe department’s top 10
Var3624,2800%Château de GrimaudThe department’s top 10
Nièvre7822,7600%Château de BazochesThe department’s top 10
Haute-Garonne6722,6500%Château de MervilleThe department’s top 10
Deux-Sèvres6221,5900%Château de ThouarsThe department’s top 10
Tarn8321,0500%Château de FiacThe department’s top 10
Orne7020,2400%Castle of CarrougesThe department’s top 10
Val-de-Marne3619,6300%Château de SantenyThe department’s top 10
Aisne5419,5700%Château de BariveThe department’s top 10
Corrèze4019,3800%Château de TurenneThe department’s top 10
Meurthe-et-Moselle3919,3600%Château de LunévilleThe department’s top 10
Mayenne8919,0500%Château de LavalThe department’s top 10
Haute-Loire5117,8200%Château de PolignacThe department’s top 10
Marne3117,4500%Château de MontmirailThe department’s top 10
Jura6017,0200%Château de FrontenayThe department’s top 10
Lozère4216,6300%Château de La CazeThe department’s top 10
Ardennes4516,5200%Château de SedanThe department’s top 10
Aube3316,3300%Château de Vaux (Aube)The department’s top 10
Gers5716,3100%Château de CaumontThe department’s top 10
Creuse4813,1000%Château de ChaumontThe department’s top 10
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence1912,8000%Château de SauvanThe department’s top 10
Haute-Saône4111,4900%Château de VillersexelThe department’s top 10
Landes3511,3000%Château des ÉvêquesThe department’s top 10
Tarn-et-Garonne309,5800%Château de BruniquelThe department’s top 10
Vosges259,0100%Château d'ÉpinalThe department’s top 10
Meuse257,5700%Château des MonthaironsThe department’s top 10
Hautes-Alpes127,0100%Domaine de CharanceThe department’s top 10
Seine-Saint-Denis96,8900%Petit Château de MontfermeilThe department’s top 10
Hautes-Pyrénées126,3000%Château de MauvezinThe department’s top 10
Haute-Marne284,2000%Château de CireyThe department’s top 10
Corse-du-Sud52,5600%Château ContiThe department’s top 10
Haute-Corse61,3200%Fort d'AlgajolaThe department’s top 10
Territoire de Belfort41,2700%Burghers' TowerThe department’s top 10

Much searched, little written about

Châteaux typed into Google thousands of times a month whose Wikipedia article exists in five languages or fewer. Their demand outruns their reputation.

RankChâteauDepartmentRegionSearches per monthWikipedia languages
19Château de BreteuilYvelinesÎle-de-France40,5005
37Château de GrignanDrômeAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes22,2004
46Château de la MadeleineYvelinesÎle-de-France14,8005
48Château de PizayRhôneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes14,8002
69Château de FlaugerguesHéraultOccitania12,1005
70Château de Saint-FargeauYonneBurgundy-Franche-Comté12,1005
71Château de BridoireDordogneNouvelle-Aquitaine12,1004
72Castle of RipailleHaute-SavoieAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes12,1004
73Maison forte de ReignacDordogneNouvelle-Aquitaine9,9003
77Château de FougeretVienneNouvelle-Aquitaine9,9003
86Château de ChamarandeEssonneÎle-de-France9,9004
89Clos de VougeotCôte-d'OrBurgundy-Franche-Comté8,1003
93Château de la ChasseVal-d'OiseÎle-de-France8,1002
106Château de la NapouleAlpes-MaritimesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur8,1005
107Castle of La Roche-GuyonVal-d'OiseÎle-de-France8,1005

And in Germany

The same measure, in German and from Germany: 4,786 castles ranked, 7,597,810 searches a month.

The top 20, in searches per month
  1. Neuschwanstein Castle246,000
  2. Nymphenburg Palace135,000
  3. Eltz Castle135,000
  4. Charlottenburg Palace110,000
  5. Wartburg90,500
  6. Sanssouci Palace90,500
  7. Hohenzollern Castle90,500
  8. Heidelberg Castle90,500
  9. Munich Residence90,500
  10. Lichtenstein Castle74,000
  11. Linderhof Palace74,000
  12. Moritzburg Castle74,000
  13. Würzburg Residence60,500
  14. Königstein Fortress60,500
  15. Reichsburg Cochem60,500
  16. Schloss Drachenburg60,500
  17. Benrath Palace60,500
  18. Schloss Wackerbarth49,500
  19. Bellevue Palace49,500
  20. Nuremberg Castle49,500
RankChâteauDistrictStateSearches per month
1Neuschwanstein CastleLandkreis OstallgäuBavaria246,000
2Nymphenburg PalaceMünchenBavaria135,000
3Eltz CastleLandkreis Mayen-KoblenzRhineland-Palatinate135,000
4Charlottenburg PalaceBerlinBerlin110,000
5WartburgWartburgkreisThuringia90,500
6Sanssouci PalacePotsdamBrandenburg90,500
7Hohenzollern CastleZollernalbkreisBaden-Württemberg90,500
8Heidelberg CastleHeidelbergBaden-Württemberg90,500
9Munich ResidenceMünchenBavaria90,500
10Lichtenstein CastleLandkreis ReutlingenBaden-Württemberg74,000
11Linderhof PalaceLandkreis Garmisch-PartenkirchenBavaria74,000
12Moritzburg CastleLandkreis MeißenSaxony74,000
13Würzburg ResidenceWürzburgBavaria60,500
14Königstein FortressLandkreis Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeSaxony60,500
15Reichsburg CochemLandkreis Cochem-ZellRhineland-Palatinate60,500
16Schloss DrachenburgRhein-Sieg-KreisNorth Rhine-Westphalia60,500
17Benrath PalaceDüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia60,500
18Schloss WackerbarthLandkreis MeißenSaxony49,500
19Bellevue PalaceBerlinBerlin49,500
20Nuremberg CastleNürnbergBavaria49,500
21Ludwigsburg PalaceLandkreis LudwigsburgBaden-Württemberg49,500
22Schloss ElmauLandkreis Garmisch-PartenkirchenBavaria49,500
23Wernigerode CastleLandkreis HarzSaxony-Anhalt49,500
24Castle DyckRhein-Kreis NeussNorth Rhine-Westphalia49,500
25Schloss KaltenbergLandkreis Landsberg am LechBavaria40,500
26Ehrenbreitstein FortressKoblenzRhineland-Palatinate40,500
27Schwetzingen PalaceRhein-Neckar-KreisBaden-Württemberg40,500
28Marienburg CastleRegion HannoverLower Saxony40,500
29Hambach CastleNeustadt an der WeinstraßeRhineland-Palatinate40,500
30Schloss NordkirchenKreis CoesfeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia40,500
31Schloss BensbergRheinisch-Bergischer KreisNorth Rhine-Westphalia40,500
32Burg SatzveyKreis EuskirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia40,500
33Bergpark WilhelmshöheKasselHesse33,100
34Dresden CastleDresdenSaxony33,100
35WewelsburgKreis PaderbornNorth Rhine-Westphalia33,100
36MarksburgRhein-Lahn-KreisRhineland-Palatinate33,100
37Pillnitz CastleDresdenSaxony33,100
38Solitude PalaceStuttgartBaden-Württemberg33,100
39Schloss BeckBottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia33,100
40Marienberg FortressWürzburgBavaria27,100
41Karlsruhe PalaceKarlsruheBaden-Württemberg27,100
42Hohenschwangau CastleLandkreis OstallgäuBavaria27,100
43Frankenstein CastleLandkreis Darmstadt-DieburgHesse27,100
44Mannheim PalaceMannheimBaden-Württemberg27,100
45Altena CastleMärkischer KreisNorth Rhine-Westphalia27,100
46Granitz Hunting LodgeLandkreis Vorpommern-RügenMecklenburg-Western Pomerania27,100
47Castle RabensteinLandkreis BayreuthBavaria27,100
48Schloss BückeburgLandkreis SchaumburgLower Saxony27,100
49Schloss MerodeKreis DürenNorth Rhine-Westphalia27,100
50Water castle KlaffenbachChemnitzSaxony27,100

By state

StateRanked châteauxSearches per monthShare of demandMost searched-for
Bavaria1,0411,625,90021%Neuschwanstein Castle
North Rhine-Westphalia7681,208,21016%Schloss Drachenburg
Baden-Württemberg8571,093,36014%Hohenzollern Castle
Rhineland-Palatinate360857,07011%Eltz Castle
Saxony217627,6808%Moritzburg Castle
Hesse422473,5406%Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
Lower Saxony310308,1604%Marienburg Castle
Thuringia239296,7104%Wartburg
Brandenburg126272,9204%Sanssouci Palace
Berlin27268,4004%Charlottenburg Palace
Saxony-Anhalt197211,2003%Wernigerode Castle
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania112203,3403%Granitz Hunting Lodge
Schleswig-Holstein63111,7101%Glücksburg Castle
Saarland3330,1500%Saarbrücken Castle
Freie Hansestadt Bremen44,9200%Schloss Schönebeck
Hamburg104,5400%Hammaburg

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Source: Chateaupedia, “France’s most searched-for châteaux in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/chateaux-les-plus-recherches-2026, volumes as of October 18, 2026

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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Palace of Versailles is France’s most searched-for château in 2026, and Loire Valley châteaux take 16% of demand.

Method

The volume used is Google Ads data, read from DataForSEO: the average monthly searches for the château’s name over twelve months, as typed in the country’s language (“château de Chambord” in France, “Schloss Neuschwanstein” in Germany). Each name is re-read every ninety days.

A keyword volume is not always a place’s. We set aside names too ambiguous to attribute: with no Google reviews and three Wikipedia languages or fewer, a volume of 5,000 searches or more almost always measures something else (a town, a park, a brand). When Google knows the place, the volume is capped at twenty times its reviews. Bordeaux wine estates, searched for the wine, and the Château de Vincennes, whose name is also a metro station, are left out of the ranking. Names made only of generic words (“motte castrale”, “Le Châtelet”) and entries named after their occupant (a court, a hotel) are set aside. Namesakes count once, for the best known.

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