Active business count by trade in Brive-la-Gaillarde, retail density, top concentrated businesses. To measure the market BEFORE launching — not validate it after.
Population (INSEE)
47 095 inhabitants
Distinct active businesses
453 NAF codes represented
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Trade
Businesses
Activités de poste et courrier (53.20Z)
272
Services aux bâtiments et paysagers (81.10Z)
251
Autres services personnels (96.09Z)
193
Sport et loisirs (93.12Z)
192
Activités pour la santé humaine (86.90D)
171
Activités pour la santé humaine (86.90E)
171
Commerce de détail (47.99A)
161
Most represented business
Activités de poste et courrier (53.20Z) (272 establishments)
Establishment density (all activities)
260.1 active establishments per 1,000 inhabitants
"Business / inhabitant" ratio method
The pop/nb_etabs ratio per business is the most used saturation indicator. Common benchmarks: 1 bakery / 2 000 inhabitants (Observatoire Franchise), 1 pharmacy / 2 500 inhabitants (national first-licence quota, art. L.5125-4 CSP), 1 hairdresser / 750 inhabitants. Beyond the raw ratio, look at dynamics (creations / cessions BODACC).
Reading the ratios
Above the trade's benchmark: contested market. Below: room to take. Check the trend with openings and closures over the last 24 months.
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FAQ
How to read Brive-la-Gaillarde density?
The SIRENE count covers every declared activity — shops, but also property companies, holdings and sole traders — so it runs high by nature. To gauge saturation, look at the per-business breakdown below and the creation / closure dynamics (BODACC).
Why not indicate "saturated / not saturated"?
No universal ratio allows a verdict. Saturation depends on business, district, purchasing power (Filosofi income), and recent dynamics. NTYB gives the numbers, you keep the reading.
When does the per-inhabitant ratio not make sense?
For destination retail (car dealer, specialty store) which captures a catchment area larger than the town. Then catchment (vertical /chalandise/) is relevant.