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Tax at the Tribunal administratif de Lyon
In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Lyon issued 383 decisions on tax (19% more than in 2024), that is 3% of its caseload. 69% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 67% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 21 months, against 27 months for all administrative tribunals.
- Decisions in 2025383+19% over one year
- Share of caseload3%against 4% for all administrative tribunals
- Dismissal rate69%against 67% for all administrative tribunals
- Median time21 monthsagainst 27 months for all administrative tribunals
Activity year by year
On tax, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon went from 420 in 2023 to 383 in 2025, with a minimum of 321 in 2024. That is a decrease of 9%, against an increase of 2% for all administrative tribunals.
Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon went from 6% in 2023 to 3% in 2025.
The dismissal rate is 69% in 2025, against 68% in 2023; the median time is 21 months in 2025, against 18 months in 2023.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 420 | – | 6% | 68% | 18 months |
| 2024 | 321 | −24% | 3% | 70% | 19 months |
| 2025 | 383 | +19% | 3% | 69% | 21 months |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon were published. TA Lyon stands for Tribunal administratif de Lyon. 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 Tribunal administratif de Lyon: all subjects Tax in France
Time to judgment
In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 21 months for cases on tax decided at the Tribunal administratif de Lyon: a quarter are decided in less than 19 months, a quarter wait more than 23 months. This median was 19 months in 2024.
The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon (21 months) is shorter than that of all administrative tribunals (27 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon is 6 months; on this subject it is 15 months longer.
The median time is calculated on 298 judgments and rulings; 85 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.
- A quarter of cases decided inless than 19 monthsfirst quartile
- Median time21 monthsagainst 27 months for all administrative tribunals
- A quarter of cases wait more than23 monthsthird quartile
- Decisions counted298out of 383 decisions in 2025
| Duration | TA Lyon | Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|
| < 3 months | 2% | 2% |
| 3-6 months | 0% | 1% |
| 6-12 months | 4% | 6% |
| 1-2 years | 71% | 27% |
| 2-3 years | 17% | 46% |
| > 3 years | 5% | 19% |
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 Tribunal administratif de Lyon: all subjects Tax in France
Outcome of the cases
Among the 383 decisions of 2025 on tax with a stated outcome, 69% are dismissals, 16% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 12% are withdrawals or “no need to rule” decisions, which end the case without a ruling on the merits. On this subject, for all administrative tribunals, these shares are 67%, 13% and 17%.
The dismissal rate of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon is 2 points higher than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is down 1 point.
- TA Lyon
- Administrative tribunals
- Dismissed
- Annulled or granted
- No need to rule
- Withdrawn
- Referred or transferred
- Other outcomes
| Outcome | Decisions 2025 | Share | Share: Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 265 | 69% | 67% |
| Annulled or granted | 61 | 16% | 13% |
| No need to rule | 13 | 3% | 8% |
| Withdrawn | 33 | 9% | 9% |
| Referred or transferred | 11 | 3% | 2% |
Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).
See also Tribunal administratif de Lyon: all subjects Tax in France
Same subject in the jurisdiction
In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon, the 4 administrative tribunals issued 1,031 decisions on tax in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Lyon issued 383, that is 37%.
On tax, the Tribunal administratif de Lyon issued 383 of the 8,958 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 4%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 3% for the Tribunal administratif de Lyon and the administrative tribunal of Grenoble to 5% for the administrative tribunal of Clermont-Ferrand. Among the 2 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 68% for the administrative tribunal of Grenoble to 69% for the Tribunal administratif de Lyon. The median time ranges from 21 months for the Tribunal administratif de Lyon to 32 months for the administrative tribunal of Grenoble.
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribunal administratif de Lyon | 383 | 3% | 69% | 21 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Grenoble | 354 | 3% | 68% | 32 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Dijon | 151 | 4% | – | – |
| Tribunal administratif de Clermont-Ferrand | 143 | 5% | – | – |
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 On appeal: Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon Tax in France Tribunal administratif de Lyon: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
With 383 decisions, or 3% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon, this subject comes behind civil service (453) and ahead of planning and building permits (345).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 5,279 | 41% | 59% | 3 months |
| Housing | 720 | 6% | 35% | 4 months |
| Social welfare | 559 | 4% | 81% | 15 months |
| Civil service | 453 | 4% | 69% | 20 months |
| Tax | 383 | 3% | 69% | 21 months |
| Planning and building permits | 345 | 3% | 63% | 20 months |
| Driving licences | 219 | 2% | 76% | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 207 | 2% | 46% | – |
| Education | 166 | 1% | – | – |
| Employment law | 153 | 1% | – | – |
| Public health | 110 | 1% | – | – |
| Policing | 105 | 1% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 86 | 1% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 77 | 1% | – | – |
| Elections | 6 | 0.05% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 3,942 | 31% | 54% | 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 Tribunal administratif de Lyon: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 12,810 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon in 2025, 383 fall under tax (3%), based on the legal texts they cite; 3,942 (31%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.
Frequently asked questions
How many decisions on tax did the Tribunal administratif de Lyon issue in 2025?
The Tribunal administratif de Lyon issued 383 decisions on tax in 2025 (19% more than in 2024), that is 3% of its 12,810 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 1,124 decisions.
What is the median time to judgment on tax at the Tribunal administratif de Lyon?
In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 21 months for cases on tax: a quarter are decided in less than 19 months, a quarter wait more than 23 months. On this subject it is 27 months for all administrative tribunals.
What share of the decisions on tax at the Tribunal administratif de Lyon are dismissals?
In 2025, 69% of the decisions on tax of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 67% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 383 of the 383 decisions of the year.
How many decisions on tax did the other tribunals of the jurisdiction issue?
In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Grenoble, Dijon and Clermont-Ferrand issued 354, 151 and 143 respectively.