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Driving licences at the Conseil d'État
In 2025, the Conseil d'État issued 97 decisions on driving licences (3% fewer than in 2024), that is 1% of its caseload, against 0.2% 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 202597−3% over one year
- Share of caseload1%against 0.2% before the administrative courts of appeal
- Decisions since 2022371from 2022 to 2025
- Same subject, courts of appeal53decisions in 2025
Activity year by year
On driving licences, the number of decisions of the Conseil d'État went from 92 in 2022 to 97 in 2025, with a maximum of 100 in 2024. From 2023 (82) to 2025 (97), that is an increase of 18%, against an increase of 39% before the administrative courts of appeal. Since 2022, the Conseil d'État has issued 371 decisions on this subject.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 92 | – | 1% |
| 2023 | 82 | −11% | 1% |
| 2024 | 100 | +22% | 1% |
| 2025 | 97 | −3% | 1% |
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 Driving licences in France
Same subject before the courts of appeal
The 9 administrative courts of appeal issued 53 decisions on driving licences in 2025 between them, against 97 for the Conseil d'État.
The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 0.03% for the administrative court of appeal of Versailles to 1% for the administrative court of appeal of Nancy.
- Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy
- Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon
- Cour administrative d'appel de Paris
- Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux
- Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille
- Cour administrative d'appel de Douai
- Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes
- Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse
- Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy | 17 | 1% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon | 9 | 0.3% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Paris | 8 | 0.2% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux | 6 | 0.2% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille | 5 | 0.2% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Douai | 4 | 0.2% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes | 2 | 0.1% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse | 1 | 0.04% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles | 1 | 0.03% | – | – |
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 Driving licences in France Conseil d'État: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
With 97 decisions, or 1% of the total of the Conseil d'État, this subject comes behind policing (104) and ahead of public procurement (63).
| 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, 97 fall under driving licences (1%), 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 driving licences did the Conseil d'État issue in 2025?
The Conseil d'État issued 97 decisions on driving licences in 2025 (3% fewer than in 2024), that is 1% of its 7,505 decisions. Since 2022 the total is 371 decisions.
Why is no dismissal rate or median time shown for driving licences at the Conseil d'État?
With 97 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 1% of the 7,505 decisions of the Conseil d'État in 2025, against 0.2% before the administrative courts of appeal.
How many decisions on driving licences did the administrative courts of appeal issue?
In 2025, the administrative courts of appeal of Nancy, Lyon and Paris issued 17, 9 and 8 respectively. The others issued fewer.