Innkeepers in a medieval or fantasy town: how many, and where
About one household of innkeepers for every 9,000 townspeople. Counted as masters and heads of household: journeymen, apprentices and servants come on top. The Paris tax roll of 1292 names 24 of them, for a city of about 220,000 people: only those who paid the taille, so fewer than there were. About as common as copyists and apothecaries and herbalists.
| Townspeople | Households |
|---|---|
| 3,000 | none of its own, or one shared with the next town |
| 10,000 | 1 |
| 40,000 | 4 |
| 150,000 | 17 |
More of them where
- it stands on a river or on the coast (1.3 times as many)
Where they work
The market: on the market square, where the roads meet or by the main gate. The districts of a town
Hear it
- Innkeepers: Heroes Inn (album RPG Ambiences Vol. 1)
- The market: Medieval Village Marketplace (on Patreon, Guardian tier)
Other trades
Bakers and cooks, Butchers, Millers, Brewers and taverners, Fishmongers
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