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- The names of châteaux in Alpes-Maritimes are typed into Google 45,320 times a month (38 ranked châteaux).
- The most searched-for is Palais Nikaïa (14,800 searches a month), number 45 nationally.
- The department ranks number 37 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/alpes-maritimes, volumes as of October 18, 2026
The 10 most searched-for châteaux in Alpes-Maritimes
- Palais Nikaïa14,800
- Château de la Napoule8,100
- Palais Lascaris3,600
- Château Grimaldi2,400
- Château de la Croë2,160
- Palais de la Méditerranée1,900
- Château Valrose1,900
- Bastide du Roy1,900
- Château de Villeneuve1,600
- Château de l'Anglais1,000
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palais Nikaïa | Nice | 14,800 | 45 |
| 2 | Château de la Napoule | Mandelieu-la-Napoule | 8,100 | 106 |
| 3 | Palais Lascaris | Nice | 3,600 | 214 |
| 4 | Château Grimaldi | Cagnes-sur-Mer | 2,400 | 356 |
| 5 | Château de la Croë | Antibes | 2,160 | 412 |
| 6 | Palais de la Méditerranée | Nice | 1,900 | 415 |
| 7 | Château Valrose | Nice | 1,900 | 449 |
| 8 | Bastide du Roy | Antibes | 1,900 | 455 |
| 9 | Château de Villeneuve | Vence | 1,600 | 588 |
| 10 | Château de l'Anglais | Nice | 1,000 | 822 |
The full study: national ranking, regions and departmentsAll châteaux in Alpes-MaritimesProvence-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-maritimes, volumes as of October 18, 2026
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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Palais Nikaïa is the most searched-for château in Alpes-Maritimes in 2026, with 14,800 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.