# Nobody knows how many there are. We count them.

> How many auto repair shops, restaurants and bakeries there really are. One full count per market, method published, updated every year.

Source : https://scalon.fr/en/observatory

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The Observatory

One full count per market. Every figure carries its date, every method is published, every limitation is written out in the open. A new market every month. The count is here; the scope that concerns you is set in the [market size calculator](/en/tools/local-tam).

Each market's count sits on its own page, free to reuse, including commercially, as long as you cite Scalon and the survey date.

[Auto repair and body shops Published 101,989 The full market, franchised agents included. 60,059 under the strict definition of a repair shop. July 202696 districts](/en/observatory/car-repair-shops) [Restaurants and bars Sweep under way September 2026 Full-service and quick-service restaurants, bars, hotel restaurants. Sweep at 62%Get notified](/en/observatory#suggest) [Bakeries Sweep under way October 2026 Craft bakers with a bakehouse, chains, bake-off outlets, bread resellers. Sweep at 18%Get notified](/en/observatory#suggest) [Dental practices Planned November 2026 Solo practices, group practices, health centers, networks. ScopingGet notified](/en/observatory#suggest) [Plumbing and HVAC Planned December 2026 Businesses with premises and a workshop, excluding sole traders with no trading address. ScopingGet notified](/en/observatory#suggest) [Hotels Planned January 2027 Independents, owned chains, franchises, residences and lodging. ScopingGet notified](/en/observatory#suggest)

Suggest a market, or get notified

## Tell us which market you care about.

The schedule moves at one market a month. It is nowhere near covering everything, and its order is not final. The same form serves both cases: if the market already has a date, you are notified the day it is published; if it is not on the list, what you write here helps us decide which one we count next.

- A market already scheduled: you receive the count when it goes live
- A market not on the schedule can be added, and a scheduled one can be moved up
- The published count stays public and free