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Local authorities and public property at the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles

In 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles issued 67 decisions on local authorities and public property (205% more than in 2024), that is 2% of its caseload, the same as for all administrative courts of appeal. Below the threshold of 200 decisions a year in a subject, only numbers of decisions are shown.

Activity year by year

On local authorities and public property, the number of decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles went from 39 in 2023 to 67 in 2025, with a minimum of 22 in 2024. That is an increase of 72%, against an increase of 17% for all administrative courts of appeal. Since 2023, the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles has issued 128 decisions on this subject.

Its share of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles went from 1% in 2023 to 2% in 2025.

CAA Versailles: decisions on local authorities and public property per year2023 : Decisions 39 ; 2024 : Decisions 22 ; 2025 : Decisions 67020406080Decisions 2023 : 392023Decisions 2024 : 222024Decisions 2025 : 672025
CAA Versailles: decisions on local authorities and public property per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseload
202339–1%
202422−44%1%
202567+205%2%

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles were published. CAA Versailles stands for Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year.

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles: all subjects Local authorities and public property in France

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Same subject in the courts of appeal

The 9 administrative courts of appeal issued 574 decisions on local authorities and public property in 2025 between them; the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles issued 67, that is 12%.

On local authorities and public property, the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles issued 67 of the 574 decisions of all administrative courts of appeal, or 12%. 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; it is 2% for the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles.

Decisions on local authorities and public property in 2025
Administrative courts of appeal: Local authorities and public property
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille933%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux783%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon752%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles672%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Paris661%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse623%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy472%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Douai442%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes421%––

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 Local authorities and public property in France Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 67 decisions, or 2% of the total of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles, this subject comes behind planning and building permits (71) and ahead of public health (35).

Decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration2,06464%86%16 months
Tax2287%81%27 months
Civil service1294%––
Employment law782%––
Planning and building permits712%––
Local authorities and public property672%––
Public health351%––
Social welfare311%––
Environment and agriculture271%––
Public procurement241%––
Policing140.4%––
Housing110.3%––
Education50.2%––
Elections10.03%––
Driving licences10.03%––
Other subjects44314%58%–

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 Versailles: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 3,229 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles in 2025, 67 fall under local authorities and public property (2%), based on the legal texts they cite; 443 (14%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

How many decisions on local authorities and public property did the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles issue in 2025?

The Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles issued 67 decisions on local authorities and public property in 2025 (205% more than in 2024), that is 2% of its 3,229 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 128 decisions.

Why is no dismissal rate or median time shown for local authorities and public property at the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles?

With 67 decisions in 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles 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 Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles does this subject represent?

It accounts for 2% of the 3,229 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles in 2025, the same as for all administrative courts of appeal.

How many decisions on local authorities and public property did the other 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.