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- The names of châteaux in Maine-et-Loire are typed into Google 166,950 times a month (193 ranked châteaux).
- The most searched-for is Château d'Angers (33,100 searches a month), number 20 nationally.
- The department ranks number 6 in France by searches, with 3% 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/maine-et-loire, volumes as of October 18, 2026
The 10 most searched-for châteaux in Maine-et-Loire
- Château d'Angers33,100
- Château de Brissac22,200
- Castle of Brézé14,800
- Château de Saumur12,100
- Château de Serrant9,900
- Château du Plessis-Bourré6,600
- Château du Plessis-Macé6,600
- Château de Montreuil-Bellay5,400
- Château de Montsoreau3,600
- Château de Montgeoffroy2,900
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Château d'Angers | Angers | 33,100 | 20 |
| 2 | Château de Brissac | Brissac Loire Aubance | 22,200 | 31 |
| 3 | Castle of Brézé | Bellevigne-les-Châteaux | 14,800 | 53 |
| 4 | Château de Saumur | Saumur | 12,100 | 61 |
| 5 | Château de Serrant | Saint-Georges-sur-Loire | 9,900 | 80 |
| 6 | Château du Plessis-Bourré | Écuillé | 6,600 | 123 |
| 7 | Château du Plessis-Macé | Longuenée-en-Anjou | 6,600 | 139 |
| 8 | Château de Montreuil-Bellay | Montreuil-Bellay | 5,400 | 156 |
| 9 | Château de Montsoreau | Montsoreau | 3,600 | 241 |
| 10 | Château de Montgeoffroy | Mazé-Milon | 2,900 | 301 |
The full study: national ranking, regions and departmentsAll châteaux in Maine-et-LoirePays de la Loire
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Source: Chateaupedia, “France’s most searched-for châteaux in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/chateaux-les-plus-recherches-2026/maine-et-loire, volumes as of October 18, 2026
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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Château d'Angers is the most searched-for château in Maine-et-Loire in 2026, with 33,100 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.