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- The names of châteaux in Charente-Maritime are typed into Google 37,540 times a month (55 ranked châteaux).
- The most searched-for is Château de la Roche Courbon (12,100 searches a month), number 59 nationally.
- The department ranks number 47 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-maritime, volumes as of October 18, 2026
The 10 most searched-for châteaux in Charente-Maritime
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Château de la Roche Courbon | Saint-Porchaire | 12,100 | 59 |
| 2 | Château de Beaulon | Saint-Dizant-du-Gua | 2,900 | 292 |
| 3 | Château de Crazannes | Crazannes | 2,900 | 321 |
| 4 | Château de Panloy | Port-d'Envaux | 1,900 | 430 |
| 5 | Château de Jonzac | Jonzac | 1,600 | 505 |
| 6 | Château de Mornay | Saint-Pierre-de-l'Isle | 1,600 | 543 |
| 7 | Chateau de Mirambeau | Mirambeau | 1,300 | 649 |
| 8 | Château de Dampierre-sur-Boutonne | Dampierre-sur-Boutonne | 1,000 | 727 |
| 9 | Domaine de la Pommeraie | Périgny | 1,000 | 812 |
| 10 | Château de la Magdeleine | Saint-Martin-d'Ary | 1,000 | 815 |
The full study: national ranking, regions and departmentsAll châteaux in Charente-MaritimeNouvelle-Aquitaine
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Suggested citation
Source: Chateaupedia, “France’s most searched-for châteaux in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/chateaux-les-plus-recherches-2026/charente-maritime, volumes as of October 18, 2026
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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Château de la Roche Courbon is the most searched-for château in Charente-Maritime 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.