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- The names of châteaux in Charente are typed into Google 33,570 times a month (89 ranked châteaux).
- The most searched-for is Château de La Rochefoucauld (8,100 searches a month), number 90 nationally.
- The department ranks number 54 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/charente, volumes as of October 18, 2026
The 10 most searched-for châteaux in Charente
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Château de La Rochefoucauld | La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois | 8,100 | 90 |
| 2 | Castle of Cognac | Cognac | 4,400 | 168 |
| 3 | Château de Villebois-Lavalette | Villebois-Lavalette | 1,900 | 490 |
| 4 | Château de Bouteville | Bouteville | 1,600 | 536 |
| 5 | Château de Chalais | Chalais | 1,300 | 614 |
| 6 | Château de Rochebrune | Étagnac | 1,000 | 764 |
| 7 | Château de Pressac | Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente | 1,000 | 941 |
| 8 | Château de Barbezieux | Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire | 880 | 990 |
| 9 | Château de La Rochette | La Rochette | 880 | 1,055 |
| 10 | Château de Balzac | Balzac | 880 | 1,057 |
The full study: national ranking, regions and departmentsAll châteaux in CharenteNouvelle-Aquitaine
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Source: Chateaupedia, “France’s most searched-for châteaux in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/chateaux-les-plus-recherches-2026/charente, volumes as of October 18, 2026
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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Château de La Rochefoucauld is the most searched-for château in Charente in 2026, with 8,100 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.