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Ariège: the most searched-for châteaux in 2026

Volumes as of October 18, 2026

The 10 châteaux in Ariège whose name is typed into Google most often each month, and their place in the national ranking.

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  1. The names of châteaux in Ariège are typed into Google 30,160 times a month (35 ranked châteaux).
  2. The most searched-for is Château de Foix (12,100 searches a month), number 62 nationally.
  3. The department ranks number 56 in France by searches, with 1% of national demand.
  4. 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/ariege, volumes as of October 18, 2026

The 10 most searched-for châteaux in Ariège

Searches per month
  1. Château de Foix12,100
  2. Château de Montségur6,600
  3. Château de Roquefixade2,400
  4. Château de Lordat1,900
  5. Château de Miglos1,300
  6. Château de Terride1,000
  7. Château de Sibra590
  8. Château de Lagarde590
  9. Château de Montréal-de-Sos480
  10. Château de Montesquieu480
RankChâteauTownSearches per monthNational rank
1Château de FoixFoix12,10062
2Château de MontségurMontségur6,600114
3Château de RoquefixadeRoquefixade2,400381
4Château de LordatLordat1,900434
5Château de MiglosMiglos1,300675
6Château de TerrideMirepoix1,000943
7Château de SibraLagarde5901,429
8Château de LagardeLagarde5901,507
9Château de Montréal-de-SosAuzat4801,613
10Château de MontesquieuMontesquieu-Avantès4801,785

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

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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Château de Foix is the most searched-for château in Ariège in 2026, with 12,100 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.