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Local authorities and public property at the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier issued 137 decisions on local authorities and public property (52% more than in 2024), that is 2% of its caseload, the same as for all administrative tribunals. 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 Tribunal administratif de Montpellier went from 148 in 2023 to 137 in 2025, with a minimum of 90 in 2024. That is a decrease of 7%, against an increase of 11% for all administrative tribunals. Since 2023, the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier has issued 375 decisions on this subject.

Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier went from 3% in 2023 to 2% in 2025.

TA Montpellier: decisions on local authorities and public property per year2023 : Decisions 148 ; 2024 : Decisions 90 ; 2025 : Decisions 1370100200Decisions 2023 : 1482023Decisions 2024 : 902024Decisions 2025 : 1372025
TA Montpellier: decisions on local authorities and public property per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseload
2023148–3%
202490−39%2%
2025137+52%2%

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier were published. TA Montpellier stands for Tribunal administratif de Montpellier. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year.

See also Tribunal administratif de Montpellier: all subjects Local authorities and public property in France

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Same subject in the jurisdiction

In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse, the 3 administrative tribunals issued 439 decisions on local authorities and public property in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier issued 137, that is 31%.

On local authorities and public property, the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier issued 137 of the 4,467 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 3%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 2% for the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier and the administrative tribunal of Toulouse to 3% for the administrative tribunal of Nîmes.

Decisions on local authorities and public property in 2025
Tribunals of the jurisdiction: Local authorities and public property
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Toulouse1722%––
Tribunal administratif de Montpellier1372%––
Tribunal administratif de Nîmes1303%––

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 Toulouse Local authorities and public property in France Tribunal administratif de Montpellier: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 137 decisions, or 2% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier, this subject comes behind tax (177) and ahead of driving licences (77).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration1,49526%71%5 months
Social welfare4167%88%–
Civil service4057%64%27 months
Housing3045%74%–
Planning and building permits2965%62%25 months
Tax1773%––
Local authorities and public property1372%––
Driving licences771%––
Policing711%––
Employment law551%––
Education541%––
Public health431%––
Public procurement411%––
Environment and agriculture371%––
Elections30.1%––
Other subjects2,21638%53%4 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 Montpellier: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 5,827 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier in 2025, 137 fall under local authorities and public property (2%), based on the legal texts they cite; 2,216 (38%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

How many decisions on local authorities and public property did the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier issue in 2025?

The Tribunal administratif de Montpellier issued 137 decisions on local authorities and public property in 2025 (52% more than in 2024), that is 2% of its 5,827 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 375 decisions.

Why is no dismissal rate or median time shown for local authorities and public property at the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier?

With 137 decisions in 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier 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 Tribunal administratif de Montpellier does this subject represent?

It accounts for 2% of the 5,827 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Montpellier in 2025, the same as for all administrative tribunals.

How many decisions on local authorities and public property did the other tribunals of the jurisdiction issue?

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Toulouse and Nîmes issued 172 and 130 respectively.