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- The names of châteaux in Dordogne are typed into Google 273,540 times a month (196 ranked châteaux).
- The most searched-for is Château des Milandes (40,500 searches a month), number 18 nationally.
- The department ranks number 3 in France by searches, with 5% 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/dordogne, volumes as of October 18, 2026
The 10 most searched-for châteaux in Dordogne
- Château des Milandes40,500
- Château de Beynac27,100
- Château de Hautefort22,200
- Château de Biron18,100
- Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle18,100
- Château de Commarque12,100
- Château de Puymartin12,100
- Château de Bridoire12,100
- Maison forte de Reignac9,900
- Château de Monbazillac8,100
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Château des Milandes | Castelnaud-la-Chapelle | 40,500 | 18 |
| 2 | Château de Beynac | Beynac-et-Cazenac | 27,100 | 26 |
| 3 | Château de Hautefort | Hautefort | 22,200 | 35 |
| 4 | Château de Biron | Biron | 18,100 | 38 |
| 5 | Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle | Castelnaud-la-Chapelle | 18,100 | 42 |
| 6 | Château de Commarque | Les Eyzies | 12,100 | 63 |
| 7 | Château de Puymartin | Marquay | 12,100 | 66 |
| 8 | Château de Bridoire | Ribagnac | 12,100 | 71 |
| 9 | Maison forte de Reignac | Tursac | 9,900 | 73 |
| 10 | Château de Monbazillac | Monbazillac | 8,100 | 108 |
The full study: national ranking, regions and departmentsAll châteaux in DordogneNouvelle-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/dordogne, volumes as of October 18, 2026
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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Château des Milandes is the most searched-for château in Dordogne in 2026, with 40,500 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.