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- The names of châteaux in Allier are typed into Google 34,330 times a month (151 ranked châteaux).
- The most searched-for is Castle of the dukes of Bourbon (2,160 searches a month), number 413 nationally.
- The department ranks number 53 in France by searches, with 1% of national demand.
- Nationally, the most searched-for is Palace of Versailles.
Source: Chateaupedia, “France’s most searched-for châteaux in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/chateaux-les-plus-recherches-2026/allier, volumes as of October 18, 2026
The 10 most searched-for châteaux in Allier
- Castle of the dukes of Bourbon2,160
- Château de La Palice1,300
- Château de Beauvoir1,300
- Château d'Avrilly1,300
- Château de la Mothe1,300
- Château de la Crête1,000
- Château des Granges1,000
- Château de Beaumont1,000
- Château de Veauce1,000
- Château du Plessis1,000
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castle of the dukes of Bourbon | Moulins | 2,160 | 413 |
| 2 | Château de La Palice | Saint-Prix | 1,300 | 602 |
| 3 | Château de Beauvoir | Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre | 1,300 | 643 |
| 4 | Château d'Avrilly | Trévol | 1,300 | 665 |
| 5 | Château de la Mothe | Vicq | 1,300 | 670 |
| 6 | Château de la Crête | Audes | 1,000 | 760 |
| 7 | Château des Granges | Escurolles | 1,000 | 830 |
| 8 | Château de Beaumont | Agonges | 1,000 | 868 |
| 9 | Château de Veauce | Veauce | 1,000 | 920 |
| 10 | Château du Plessis | Autry-Issards | 1,000 | 923 |
The full study: national ranking, regions and departmentsAll châteaux in AllierAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Source: Chateaupedia, “France’s most searched-for châteaux in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/chateaux-les-plus-recherches-2026/allier, volumes as of October 18, 2026
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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Castle of the dukes of Bourbon is the most searched-for château in Allier in 2026, with 2,160 searches a month.
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.