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- The names of châteaux in Yonne are typed into Google 85,880 times a month (57 ranked châteaux).
- The most searched-for is Guédelon Castle (40,500 searches a month), number 12 nationally.
- The department ranks number 17 in France by searches, with 2% 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/yonne, volumes as of October 18, 2026
The 10 most searched-for châteaux in Yonne
- Guédelon Castle40,500
- Château de Saint-Fargeau12,100
- Château de Vallery3,600
- Château d'Ancy-le-Franc3,600
- Château de Tanlay3,600
- Château de Maulnes3,600
- Château de Ratilly2,900
- Château de Chastellux2,400
- Château de Vault-de-Lugny1,900
- Château des Varennes1,000
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guédelon Castle | Treigny-Perreuse-Sainte-Colombe | 40,500 | 12 |
| 2 | Château de Saint-Fargeau | Saint-Fargeau | 12,100 | 70 |
| 3 | Château de Vallery | Vallery | 3,600 | 224 |
| 4 | Château d'Ancy-le-Franc | Ancy-le-Franc | 3,600 | 243 |
| 5 | Château de Tanlay | Tanlay | 3,600 | 244 |
| 6 | Château de Maulnes | Cruzy-le-Châtel | 3,600 | 250 |
| 7 | Château de Ratilly | Treigny-Perreuse-Sainte-Colombe | 2,900 | 288 |
| 8 | Château de Chastellux | Chastellux-sur-Cure | 2,400 | 396 |
| 9 | Château de Vault-de-Lugny | Vault-de-Lugny | 1,900 | 444 |
| 10 | Château des Varennes | Turny | 1,000 | 974 |
The full study: national ranking, regions and departmentsAll châteaux in YonneBurgundy-Franche-Comté
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Source: Chateaupedia, “France’s most searched-for châteaux in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/chateaux-les-plus-recherches-2026/yonne, volumes as of October 18, 2026
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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, Guédelon Castle is the most searched-for château in Yonne in 2026, with 40,500 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.