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- The names of châteaux in Bouches-du-Rhône are typed into Google 63,530 times a month (53 ranked châteaux).
- The most searched-for is Palais du Pharo (27,100 searches a month), number 24 nationally.
- The department ranks number 23 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/bouches-du-rhone, volumes as of October 18, 2026
The 10 most searched-for châteaux in Bouches-du-Rhône
- Palais du Pharo27,100
- Château Pastré3,600
- La Barben Castle3,600
- Château de Tarascon2,400
- Château de l'Empéri2,400
- Château de Fonscolombe1,900
- Château des Creissauds1,900
- Domain of the castle of Avignon1,600
- Château d'Alphéran1,300
- Château de Châteaurenard1,000
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palais du Pharo | Marseille 7e Arrondissement | 27,100 | 24 |
| 2 | Château Pastré | Marseille | 3,600 | 232 |
| 3 | La Barben Castle | La Barben | 3,600 | 255 |
| 4 | Château de Tarascon | Tarascon | 2,400 | 378 |
| 5 | Château de l'Empéri | Salon-de-Provence | 2,400 | 392 |
| 6 | Château de Fonscolombe | Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade | 1,900 | 432 |
| 7 | Château des Creissauds | Aubagne | 1,900 | 438 |
| 8 | Domain of the castle of Avignon | Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer | 1,600 | 533 |
| 9 | Château d'Alphéran | Aix-en-Provence | 1,300 | 663 |
| 10 | Château de Châteaurenard | Châteaurenard | 1,000 | 746 |
The full study: national ranking, regions and departmentsAll châteaux in Bouches-du-RhôneProvence-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/bouches-du-rhone, volumes as of October 18, 2026
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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Palais du Pharo is the most searched-for château in Bouches-du-Rhône in 2026, with 27,100 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.