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Tax at the Tribunal administratif de Nantes

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Nantes issued 260 decisions on tax (20% more than in 2024), that is 2% of its caseload. 89% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 67% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 43 months, against 27 months for all administrative tribunals.

Activity year by year

On tax, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes went from 227 in 2023 to 260 in 2025, with a minimum of 216 in 2024. That is an increase of 15%, against an increase of 2% for all administrative tribunals.

The dismissal rate is 89% in 2025, against 84% in 2023.

TA Nantes: decisions on tax per year2023 : Decisions 227 ; 2024 : Decisions 216 ; 2025 : Decisions 2600100200300Decisions 2023 : 2272023Decisions 2024 : 2162024Decisions 2025 : 2602025
TA Nantes: decisions on tax per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
2023227–2%84%–
2024216−5%1%69%–
2025260+20%2%89%43 months

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 Tax in France

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 43 months for cases on tax decided at the Tribunal administratif de Nantes: a quarter are decided in less than 28 months, a quarter wait more than 47 months.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes (43 months) is longer than that of all administrative tribunals (27 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes is 15 months; on this subject it is 28 months longer.

The median time is calculated on 219 judgments and rulings; 41 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.

  • A quarter of cases decided inless than 28 monthsfirst quartile
  • Median time43 monthsagainst 27 months for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than47 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted219out of 260 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Nantes, 2025< 3 months : 1% ; 3-6 months : 0.5% ; 6-12 months : 1% ; 1-2 years : 7% ; 2-3 years : 33% ; > 3 years : 57%1%< 3 months0.5%3-6 months1%6-12 months7%1-2 years33%2-3 years57%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA NantesAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months1%2%
3-6 months0.5%1%
6-12 months1%6%
1-2 years7%27%
2-3 years33%46%
> 3 years57%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 Nantes: all subjects Tax in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 260 decisions of 2025 on tax with a stated outcome, 89% are dismissals, 7% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 4% 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 Nantes is 22 points higher than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 20 points.

Outcomes on tax in 2025
  • TA Nantes
  • Administrative tribunals
  • Dismissed
  • Annulled or granted
  • No need to rule
  • Withdrawn
  • Referred or transferred
  • Other outcomes
Outcomes on tax in 2025
OutcomeDecisions 2025ShareShare: Administrative tribunals
Dismissed23189%67%
Annulled or granted177%13%
No need to rule73%8%
Withdrawn31%9%
Referred or transferred21%2%

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

See also Tribunal administratif de Nantes: all subjects Tax 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 499 decisions on tax in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Nantes issued 260, that is 52%.

On tax, the Tribunal administratif de Nantes issued 260 of the 8,958 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 3%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 2% for the Tribunal administratif de Nantes and the administrative tribunal of Caen to 3% for the administrative tribunal of Rennes.

Decisions on tax in 2025
Tribunals of the jurisdiction: Tax
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Nantes2602%89%43 months
Tribunal administratif de Rennes1663%––
Tribunal administratif de Caen732%––

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 Nantes Tax in France Tribunal administratif de Nantes: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 260 decisions, or 2% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes, this subject comes behind civil service (431) and ahead of housing (244).

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.

See also Tribunal administratif de Nantes: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 16,301 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes in 2025, 260 fall under tax (2%), 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 tax did the Tribunal administratif de Nantes issue in 2025?

The Tribunal administratif de Nantes issued 260 decisions on tax in 2025 (20% more than in 2024), that is 2% of its 16,301 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 703 decisions.

What is the median time to judgment on tax at the Tribunal administratif de Nantes?

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 43 months for cases on tax: a quarter are decided in less than 28 months, a quarter wait more than 47 months. On this subject it is 27 months for all administrative tribunals.

What share of the decisions on tax at the Tribunal administratif de Nantes are dismissals?

In 2025, 89% of the decisions on tax of the Tribunal administratif de Nantes with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 67% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 260 of the 260 decisions of the year.

How many decisions on tax did the other tribunals of the jurisdiction issue?

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Rennes and Caen issued 166 and 73 respectively.