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Local authorities and public property at the Conseil d'État
In 2025, the Conseil d'État issued 193 decisions on local authorities and public property (18% more than in 2024), that is 3% of its caseload, against 2% before the administrative courts of appeal. Below the threshold of 200 decisions a year in a subject, only numbers of decisions are shown.
- Decisions in 2025193+18% over one year
- Share of caseload3%against 2% before the administrative courts of appeal
- Decisions since 2022721from 2022 to 2025
- Same subject, courts of appeal574decisions in 2025
Activity year by year
On local authorities and public property, the number of decisions of the Conseil d'État went from 169 in 2022 to 193 in 2025, with a maximum of 196 in 2023. From 2023 (196) to 2025 (193), that is a decrease of 2%, against an increase of 17% before the administrative courts of appeal. Since 2022, the Conseil d'État has issued 721 decisions on this subject.
Its share of the caseload of the Conseil d'État went from 2% in 2022 to 3% in 2025.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 169 | – | 2% |
| 2023 | 196 | +16% | 3% |
| 2024 | 163 | −17% | 2% |
| 2025 | 193 | +18% | 3% |
Series start in 2022, the first full year in which the decisions of the Conseil d'État were published. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year.
See also Conseil d'État: all subjects Local authorities and public property in France
Same subject before the courts of appeal
The 9 administrative courts of appeal issued 574 decisions on local authorities and public property in 2025 between them, against 193 for the Conseil d'État.
The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 1% for the administrative courts of appeal of Paris and Nantes to 3% for the administrative courts of appeal of Marseille, Bordeaux and Toulouse.
- Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille
- Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux
- Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon
- Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles
- Cour administrative d'appel de Paris
- Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse
- Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy
- Cour administrative d'appel de Douai
- Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille | 93 | 3% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux | 78 | 3% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon | 75 | 2% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles | 67 | 2% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Paris | 66 | 1% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse | 62 | 3% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy | 47 | 2% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Douai | 44 | 2% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes | 42 | 1% | – | – |
Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court. Dismissal rate not computed below 200 decisions on the subject; median time: judgments and rulings only, excluding orders, not computed below 200 judgments.
See also Local authorities and public property in France Conseil d'État: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
With 193 decisions, or 3% of the total of the Conseil d'État, this subject comes behind environment and agriculture (262) and ahead of policing (104).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tax | 756 | 10% | 72% | 8 months |
| Immigration | 479 | 6% | 82% | 6 months |
| Civil service | 473 | 6% | 75% | 7 months |
| Planning and building permits | 461 | 6% | 82% | 7 months |
| Public health | 383 | 5% | 68% | 7 months |
| Employment law | 291 | 4% | 83% | 7 months |
| Social welfare | 264 | 4% | 72% | 7 months |
| Environment and agriculture | 262 | 3% | 80% | 10 months |
| Local authorities and public property | 193 | 3% | – | – |
| Policing | 104 | 1% | – | – |
| Driving licences | 97 | 1% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 63 | 1% | – | – |
| Housing | 60 | 1% | – | – |
| Education | 53 | 1% | – | – |
| Elections | 40 | 1% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 3,526 | 47% | 90% | 7 months |
Subject determined from the legal texts cited in each decision; “other subjects” groups decisions without a characteristic text. Detailed pages exist from 50 decisions on the subject.
See also Conseil d'État: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 7,505 decisions of the Conseil d'État in 2025, 193 fall under local authorities and public property (3%), based on the legal texts they cite; 3,526 (47%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.
Frequently asked questions
How many decisions on local authorities and public property did the Conseil d'État issue in 2025?
The Conseil d'État issued 193 decisions on local authorities and public property in 2025 (18% more than in 2024), that is 3% of its 7,505 decisions. Since 2022 the total is 721 decisions.
Why is no dismissal rate or median time shown for local authorities and public property at the Conseil d'État?
With 193 decisions in 2025, the Conseil d'État stays below the threshold of 200 decisions a year in this subject: below it, a dismissal rate or a median time would vary too much from one year to the next. Only numbers of decisions are shown.
How much of the caseload of the Conseil d'État does this subject represent?
It accounts for 3% of the 7,505 decisions of the Conseil d'État in 2025, against 2% before the administrative courts of appeal.
How many decisions on local authorities and public property did the administrative courts of appeal issue?
In 2025, the administrative courts of appeal of Marseille, Bordeaux and Lyon issued 93, 78 and 75 respectively. The others issued fewer.