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- The names of châteaux in Côte-d'Or are typed into Google 67,440 times a month (118 ranked châteaux).
- The most searched-for is Clos de Vougeot (8,100 searches a month), number 89 nationally.
- The department ranks number 21 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/cote-d-or, volumes as of October 18, 2026
The 10 most searched-for châteaux in Côte-d'Or
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clos de Vougeot | Vougeot | 8,100 | 89 |
| 2 | Château de Châteauneuf | Châteauneuf | 8,100 | 91 |
| 3 | Château de Bussy-Rabutin | Bussy-le-Grand | 6,600 | 128 |
| 4 | Domaine du Château de Meursault | Meursault | 4,400 | 186 |
| 5 | Château de Commarin | Commarin | 4,400 | 192 |
| 6 | Château de Pommard | Pommard | 3,600 | 236 |
| 7 | Château d'Origny | Origny | 2,400 | 401 |
| 8 | Château d'Arcelot | Arceau | 1,300 | 633 |
| 9 | Château d'Entre-Deux-Monts | Nuits-Saint-Georges | 1,300 | 652 |
| 10 | Château de Ménessaire | Ménessaire | 1,300 | 666 |
The full study: national ranking, regions and departmentsAll châteaux in Côte-d'OrBurgundy-Franche-Comté
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Source: Chateaupedia, “France’s most searched-for châteaux in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/chateaux-les-plus-recherches-2026/cote-d-or, volumes as of October 18, 2026
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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Clos de Vougeot is the most searched-for château in Côte-d'Or 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.