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Immigration at the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes
In 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes issued 1,578 decisions on immigration (24% fewer than in 2024), that is 51% of its caseload. 81% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 84% for all administrative courts of appeal. The median time is 8 months, against 10 months for all administrative courts of appeal.
- Decisions in 20251,578−24% over one year
- Share of caseload51%the same as for all administrative courts of appeal
- Dismissal rate81%against 84% for all administrative courts of appeal
- Median time8 monthsagainst 10 months for all administrative courts of appeal
Activity year by year
On immigration, the number of decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes fell every year, from 2,373 in 2023 to 1,578 in 2025. That is a decrease of 34%, against a decrease of 9% for all administrative courts of appeal.
Its share of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes went from 65% in 2023 to 51% in 2025.
The dismissal rate is 81% in 2025, against 80% in 2023; the median time is 8 months in 2025, against 7 months in 2023.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,373 | – | 65% | 80% | 7 months |
| 2024 | 2,073 | −13% | 57% | 76% | 7 months |
| 2025 | 1,578 | −24% | 51% | 81% | 8 months |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes were published. CAA Nantes stands for Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year. Rate and time not computed below 200 decisions in the year.
See also Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes: all subjects Immigration in France
Time to judgment
In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 8 months for cases on immigration decided at the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes: a quarter are decided in less than 6 months, a quarter wait more than 11 months. This median was 7 months in 2024.
The median time of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes (8 months) is shorter than that of all administrative courts of appeal (10 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes is 11 months; on this subject it is 3 months shorter.
The median time is calculated on 817 judgments and rulings; 761 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.
- A quarter of cases decided inless than 6 monthsfirst quartile
- Median time8 monthsagainst 10 months for all administrative courts of appeal
- A quarter of cases wait more than11 monthsthird quartile
- Decisions counted817out of 1,578 decisions in 2025
| Duration | CAA Nantes | Administrative courts of appeal |
|---|---|---|
| < 3 months | 12% | 4% |
| 3-6 months | 17% | 12% |
| 6-12 months | 48% | 41% |
| 1-2 years | 23% | 41% |
| 2-3 years | 1% | 2% |
| > 3 years | 0% | 0.2% |
Judgments and rulings only, excluding orders; time counted from the filing of the application to the decision. Not computed below 200 decisions in the year.
See also Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes: all subjects Immigration in France
Outcome of the cases
Among the 1,575 decisions of 2025 on immigration with a stated outcome, 81% are dismissals, 17% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 1% are withdrawals or “no need to rule” decisions, which end the case without a ruling on the merits. On this subject, for all administrative courts of appeal, these shares are 84%, 13% and 2%. 3 other decisions of the year (interim rulings, outcome not stated or classified apart) are left out of the calculation.
The dismissal rate of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes is 3 points lower than that of the same subject for all administrative courts of appeal. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 5 points.
- CAA Nantes
- Administrative courts of appeal
- Dismissed
- Annulled or granted
- No need to rule
- Withdrawn
- Referred or transferred
- Other outcomes
| Outcome | Decisions 2025 | Share | Share: Administrative courts of appeal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 1,275 | 81% | 84% |
| Annulled or granted | 271 | 17% | 13% |
| No need to rule | 13 | 1% | 2% |
| Withdrawn | 9 | 1% | 1% |
| Referred or transferred | 7 | 0.4% | 1% |
Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).
See also Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes: all subjects Immigration in France
Same subject in the courts of appeal
The 9 administrative courts of appeal issued 13,843 decisions on immigration in 2025 between them; the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes issued 1,578, that is 11%.
On immigration, the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes issued 1,578 of the 13,843 decisions of all administrative courts of appeal, or 11%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 37% for the administrative court of appeal of Marseille to 64% for the administrative court of appeal of Versailles; it is 51% for the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes. Among the 9 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 80% for the administrative court of appeal of Paris to 87% for the administrative court of appeal of Marseille. The median time ranges from 6 months for the administrative court of appeal of Bordeaux to 17 months for the administrative court of appeal of Toulouse.
- Cour administrative d'appel de Paris
- Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles
- Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy
- Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes
- Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon
- Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse
- Cour administrative d'appel de Douai
- Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux
- Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cour administrative d'appel de Paris | 2,566 | 51% | 80% | 9 months |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles | 2,064 | 64% | 86% | 16 months |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy | 1,630 | 58% | 86% | 15 months |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes | 1,578 | 51% | 81% | 8 months |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon | 1,501 | 48% | 85% | 10 months |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse | 1,256 | 52% | 85% | 17 months |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Douai | 1,124 | 55% | 81% | 9 months |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux | 1,099 | 42% | 82% | 6 months |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille | 1,025 | 37% | 87% | 9 months |
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 In cassation: Conseil d'État Immigration in France Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
This is the most frequent subject of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes in 2025 (1,578 decisions), ahead of planning and building permits (172) and tax (129).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 1,578 | 51% | 81% | 8 months |
| Planning and building permits | 172 | 6% | – | – |
| Tax | 129 | 4% | – | – |
| Civil service | 118 | 4% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 68 | 2% | – | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 42 | 1% | – | – |
| Employment law | 41 | 1% | – | – |
| Social welfare | 35 | 1% | – | – |
| Public health | 26 | 1% | – | – |
| Policing | 20 | 1% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 12 | 0.4% | – | – |
| Housing | 11 | 0.4% | – | – |
| Education | 7 | 0.2% | – | – |
| Driving licences | 2 | 0.1% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 804 | 26% | 60% | 13 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 Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 3,065 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes in 2025, 1,578 fall under immigration (51%), based on the legal texts they cite; 804 (26%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.
Frequently asked questions
How many decisions on immigration did the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes issue in 2025?
The Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes issued 1,578 decisions on immigration in 2025 (24% fewer than in 2024), that is 51% of its 3,065 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 6,024 decisions.
What is the median time to judgment on immigration at the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes?
In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 8 months for cases on immigration: a quarter are decided in less than 6 months, a quarter wait more than 11 months. On this subject it is 10 months for all administrative courts of appeal.
What share of the decisions on immigration at the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes are dismissals?
In 2025, 81% of the decisions on immigration of the Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 84% for all administrative courts of appeal. The calculation covers 1,575 of the 1,578 decisions of the year.
How many decisions on immigration did the other administrative courts of appeal issue?
In 2025, the administrative courts of appeal of Paris, Versailles and Nancy issued 2,566, 2,064 and 1,630 respectively. The others issued fewer.