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- The names of châteaux in Hautes-Alpes are typed into Google 7,010 times a month (12 ranked châteaux).
- The most searched-for is Domaine de Charance (4,040 searches a month), number 206 nationally.
- The department ranks number 90 in France by searches, with 0% 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/hautes-alpes, volumes as of October 18, 2026
The 10 most searched-for châteaux in Hautes-Alpes
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Domaine de Charance | Gap | 4,040 | 206 |
| 2 | Château de Tallard | Tallard | 1,000 | 722 |
| 3 | Château de Picomtal | Crots | 1,000 | 745 |
| 4 | Château des Herbeys | Aubessagne | 390 | 1,805 |
| 5 | Château d'Arzeliers | Laragne-Montéglin | 210 | 2,693 |
| 6 | Château de Lesdiguières | Le Glaizil | 140 | 3,394 |
| 7 | Château de Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes | Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes | 140 | 3,411 |
| 8 | Montorcier Castle | Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas | 30 | 5,406 |
| 9 | Château de Jarjayes | Jarjayes | 30 | 5,420 |
| 10 | Château de Rosans | Rosans | 10 | 5,898 |
The full study: national ranking, regions and departmentsAll châteaux in Hautes-AlpesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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Source: Chateaupedia, “France’s most searched-for châteaux in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/chateaux-les-plus-recherches-2026/hautes-alpes, volumes as of October 18, 2026
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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Domaine de Charance is the most searched-for château in Hautes-Alpes in 2026, with 4,040 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.