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Calvados: the most searched-for châteaux in 2026

Volumes as of October 18, 2026

The 10 châteaux in Calvados 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 Calvados are typed into Google 86,420 times a month (148 ranked châteaux).
  2. The most searched-for is Castle of Caen (22,200 searches a month), number 33 nationally.
  3. The department ranks number 16 in France by searches, with 2% 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/calvados, volumes as of October 18, 2026

The 10 most searched-for châteaux in Calvados

Searches per month
  1. Castle of Caen22,200
  2. Château de Falaise8,100
  3. Château de Boutemont6,600
  4. Château de Vendeuvre6,600
  5. Château de Fontaine-Henry4,400
  6. Château du Breuil-en-Auge3,600
  7. Château de Balleroy2,900
  8. Castle of Saint-Germain-de-Livet2,400
  9. Manoir de la Poterie2,400
  10. Castle of Creully1,600
RankChâteauTownSearches per monthNational rank
1Castle of CaenCaen22,20033
2Château de FalaiseFalaise8,10099
3Château de BoutemontOuilly-le-Vicomte6,600121
4Château de VendeuvreVendeuvre6,600136
5Château de Fontaine-HenryFontaine-Henry4,400196
6Château du Breuil-en-AugeLe Breuil-en-Auge3,600229
7Château de BalleroyBalleroy-sur-Drôme2,900302
8Castle of Saint-Germain-de-LivetSaint-Germain-de-Livet2,400348
9Manoir de la PoterieTourgéville2,400410
10Castle of CreullyCreully sur Seulles1,600514

The full study: national ranking, regions and departmentsAll châteaux in CalvadosNormandy

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

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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Castle of Caen is the most searched-for château in Calvados in 2026, with 22,200 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.