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- The names of châteaux in Loiret are typed into Google 59,680 times a month (85 ranked châteaux).
- The most searched-for is Château de Sully-sur-Loire (6,600 searches a month), number 122 nationally.
- The department ranks number 28 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/loiret, volumes as of October 18, 2026
The 10 most searched-for châteaux in Loiret
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Château de Sully-sur-Loire | Sully-sur-Loire | 6,600 | 122 |
| 2 | Château de la Ferté (La Ferté-Saint-Aubin) | La Ferté-Saint-Aubin | 6,600 | 132 |
| 3 | Château de Chamerolles | Chilleurs-aux-Bois | 5,400 | 159 |
| 4 | Château de La Bussière | La Bussière | 4,400 | 191 |
| 5 | Château d'Augerville | Augerville-la-Rivière | 3,600 | 259 |
| 6 | Château de Beaugency | Beaugency | 2,900 | 280 |
| 7 | Château les Muids | La Ferté-Saint-Aubin | 2,400 | 352 |
| 8 | Castle of Meung-sur-Loire | Meung-sur-Loire | 2,400 | 380 |
| 9 | Château de Gien | Gien | 1,900 | 464 |
| 10 | Château de la Forêt | Montcresson | 1,900 | 487 |
The full study: national ranking, regions and departmentsAll châteaux in LoiretCentre-Val de Loire (Loire Valley)
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Source: Chateaupedia, “France’s most searched-for châteaux in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/chateaux-les-plus-recherches-2026/loiret, volumes as of October 18, 2026
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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Château de Sully-sur-Loire is the most searched-for château in Loiret in 2026, with 6,600 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.