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Local authorities and public property at the Tribunal administratif de Nantes

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Nantes issued 229 decisions on local authorities and public property (99% more than in 2024), that is 1% of its caseload. 62% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 53% for all administrative tribunals.

Activity year by year

On local authorities and public property, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes went from 133 in 2023 to 229 in 2025, with a minimum of 115 in 2024. That is an increase of 72%, against an increase of 11% for all administrative tribunals.

TA Nantes: decisions on local authorities and public property per year2023 : Decisions 133 ; 2024 : Decisions 115 ; 2025 : Decisions 2290100200300Decisions 2023 : 1332023Decisions 2024 : 1152024Decisions 2025 : 2292025
TA Nantes: decisions on local authorities and public property per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
2023133–1%––
2024115−14%1%––
2025229+99%1%62%–

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes were published. TA Nantes stands for Tribunal administratif 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 Tribunal administratif de Nantes: all subjects Local authorities and public property in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 213 decisions of 2025 on local authorities and public property with a stated outcome, 62% are dismissals, 27% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 9% 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 53%, 37% and 7%. 16 other decisions of the year (interim rulings, outcome not stated or classified apart) are left out of the calculation.

The dismissal rate of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes is 9 points higher than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals.

Outcomes on local authorities and public property in 2025
  • TA Nantes
  • Administrative tribunals
  • Dismissed
  • Annulled or granted
  • No need to rule
  • Withdrawn
  • Referred or transferred
  • Other outcomes
Outcomes on local authorities and public property in 2025
OutcomeDecisions 2025ShareShare: Administrative tribunals
Dismissed13162%53%
Annulled or granted5827%37%
No need to rule157%3%
Withdrawn42%4%
Referred or transferred52%3%

Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).

See also Tribunal administratif de Nantes: 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 Nantes, the 3 administrative tribunals issued 490 decisions on local authorities and public property in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Nantes issued 229, that is 47%.

On local authorities and public property, the Tribunal administratif de Nantes issued 229 of the 4,467 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 5%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 1% for the Tribunal administratif de Nantes to 3% for the administrative tribunal of Rennes.

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 Nantes2291%62%–
Tribunal administratif de Rennes1783%––
Tribunal administratif de Caen832%––

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

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The other subjects of the court

With 229 decisions, or 1% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes, this subject comes behind housing (244) and ahead of planning and building permits (215).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration6,60741%64%9 months
Social welfare5804%66%37 months
Civil service4313%59%35 months
Tax2602%89%43 months
Housing2441%31%–
Local authorities and public property2291%62%–
Planning and building permits2151%72%–
Driving licences1691%––
Employment law1261%––
Policing650.4%––
Public procurement630.4%––
Public health630.4%––
Environment and agriculture580.4%––
Education430.3%––
Elections30.02%––
Other subjects7,14544%55%25 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.

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 16,301 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes in 2025, 229 fall under local authorities and public property (1%), based on the legal texts they cite; 7,145 (44%) 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 Nantes issue in 2025?

The Tribunal administratif de Nantes issued 229 decisions on local authorities and public property in 2025 (99% more than in 2024), that is 1% of its 16,301 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 477 decisions.

Why is the time to judgment on local authorities and public property at the Tribunal administratif de Nantes not shown?

Of the 229 decisions of 2025, only 179 are judgments and rulings with a measurable time, below the threshold of 200: at this level a median time would not be solid enough.

What share of the decisions on local authorities and public property at the Tribunal administratif de Nantes are dismissals?

In 2025, 62% of the decisions on local authorities and public property of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 53% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 213 of the 229 decisions of the year.

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

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Rennes and Caen issued 178 and 83 respectively.