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- The names of châteaux in Puy-de-Dôme are typed into Google 61,460 times a month (77 ranked châteaux).
- The most searched-for is Murol Castle (22,200 searches a month), number 36 nationally.
- The department ranks number 26 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/puy-de-dome, volumes as of October 18, 2026
The 10 most searched-for châteaux in Puy-de-Dôme
- Murol Castle22,200
- Château Rocher2,900
- Château-Dauphin2,400
- Château de Chazeron2,400
- Château d'Aulteribe1,900
- Château de Parentignat1,600
- Château de Tournoël1,600
- Château de Busséol1,300
- Château de Montrognon1,300
- Château de Villeneuve-Lembron1,300
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murol Castle | Murol | 22,200 | 36 |
| 2 | Château Rocher | Saint-Rémy-de-Blot | 2,900 | 284 |
| 3 | Château-Dauphin | Pontgibaud | 2,400 | 359 |
| 4 | Château de Chazeron | Loubeyrat | 2,400 | 387 |
| 5 | Château d'Aulteribe | Sermentizon | 1,900 | 469 |
| 6 | Château de Parentignat | Parentignat | 1,600 | 537 |
| 7 | Château de Tournoël | Volvic | 1,600 | 568 |
| 8 | Château de Busséol | Busséol | 1,300 | 640 |
| 9 | Château de Montrognon | Ceyrat | 1,300 | 648 |
| 10 | Château de Villeneuve-Lembron | Villeneuve | 1,300 | 690 |
The full study: national ranking, regions and departmentsAll châteaux in Puy-de-DômeAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Source: Chateaupedia, “France’s most searched-for châteaux in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/chateaux-les-plus-recherches-2026/puy-de-dome, volumes as of October 18, 2026
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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Murol Castle is the most searched-for château in Puy-de-Dôme in 2026, with 22,200 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.