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- The names of châteaux in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence are typed into Google 12,800 times a month (19 ranked châteaux).
- The most searched-for is Château de Sauvan (2,900 searches a month), number 281 nationally.
- The department ranks number 84 in France by searches, with 0% 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/alpes-de-haute-provence, volumes as of October 18, 2026
The 10 most searched-for châteaux in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Château de Sauvan | Mane | 2,900 | 281 |
| 2 | Château Sainte-Marguerite de Pierrevert | Pierrevert | 2,900 | 327 |
| 3 | Château des Evêques | Lurs | 1,600 | 594 |
| 4 | Citadelle d'Entrevaux | Entrevaux | 1,300 | 626 |
| 5 | Castle of Allemagne-en-Provence | Allemagne-en-Provence | 880 | 1,124 |
| 6 | Château des Magnans | Jausiers | 720 | 1,166 |
| 7 | Château de Simiane-la-Rotonde | Simiane-la-Rotonde | 590 | 1,360 |
| 8 | Château de Mison | Mison | 590 | 1,401 |
| 9 | Citadelle de Mane | Mane | 480 | 1,622 |
| 10 | Château de Maireste | La Palud-sur-Verdon | 320 | 2,307 |
The full study: national ranking, regions and departmentsAll châteaux in Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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Source: Chateaupedia, “France’s most searched-for châteaux in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/chateaux-les-plus-recherches-2026/alpes-de-haute-provence, volumes as of October 18, 2026
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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Château de Sauvan is the most searched-for château in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in 2026, with 2,900 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.