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- The names of châteaux in Nord are typed into Google 32,880 times a month (50 ranked châteaux).
- The most searched-for is Palais Rihour (8,100 searches a month), number 95 nationally.
- The department ranks number 55 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/nord, volumes as of October 18, 2026
The 10 most searched-for châteaux in Nord
- Palais Rihour8,100
- Château de Flers2,900
- Château de Robersart2,900
- Château de l'Hermitage2,400
- Château de Bernicourt1,900
- Château d'Esnes1,900
- Palais des Grottes1,600
- Esquelbecq Castle1,600
- Château de Montmorency1,300
- Château du Vert-Bois1,000
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palais Rihour | Lille | 8,100 | 95 |
| 2 | Château de Flers | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 2,900 | 300 |
| 3 | Château de Robersart | Wambrechies | 2,900 | 323 |
| 4 | Château de l'Hermitage | Condé-sur-l'Escaut | 2,400 | 402 |
| 5 | Château de Bernicourt | Roost-Warendin | 1,900 | 433 |
| 6 | Château d'Esnes | Esnes | 1,900 | 456 |
| 7 | Palais des Grottes | Cambrai | 1,600 | 506 |
| 8 | Esquelbecq Castle | Esquelbecq | 1,600 | 510 |
| 9 | Château de Montmorency | Montigny-en-Ostrevent | 1,300 | 637 |
| 10 | Château du Vert-Bois | Bondues | 1,000 | 797 |
The full study: national ranking, regions and departmentsAll châteaux in NordHauts-de-France
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Source: Chateaupedia, “France’s most searched-for châteaux in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/chateaux-les-plus-recherches-2026/nord, volumes as of October 18, 2026
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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Palais Rihour is the most searched-for château in Nord 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.