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Civil service at the Tribunal administratif de Rennes

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Rennes issued 253 decisions on civil service (11% more than in 2024), that is 5% of its caseload. 63% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 64% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 26 months, the same as for all administrative tribunals.

Activity year by year

On civil service, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes went from 362 in 2023 to 253 in 2025, with a minimum of 228 in 2024. That is a decrease of 30%, against a decrease of 2% for all administrative tribunals.

Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes went from 7% in 2023 to 5% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 63% in 2025, against 62% in 2023; the median time is 26 months in 2025, against 25 months in 2023.

TA Rennes: decisions on civil service per year2023 : Decisions 362 ; 2024 : Decisions 228 ; 2025 : Decisions 2530100200300400Decisions 2023 : 3622023Decisions 2024 : 2282024Decisions 2025 : 2532025
TA Rennes: decisions on civil service per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
2023362–7%62%25 months
2024228−37%4%73%23 months
2025253+11%5%63%26 months

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes were published. TA Rennes stands for Tribunal administratif de Rennes. 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 Rennes: all subjects Civil service in France

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 26 months for cases on civil service decided at the Tribunal administratif de Rennes: a quarter are decided in less than 16 months, a quarter wait more than 33 months. This median was 23 months in 2024.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes (26 months) is the same as that of all administrative tribunals (26 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes is 3 months; on this subject it is 23 months longer.

The median time is calculated on 218 judgments and rulings; 35 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.

  • A quarter of cases decided inless than 16 monthsfirst quartile
  • Median time26 monthsthe same as for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than33 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted218out of 253 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Rennes, 2025< 3 months : 18% ; 3-6 months : 2% ; 6-12 months : 3% ; 1-2 years : 19% ; 2-3 years : 42% ; > 3 years : 17%18%< 3 months2%3-6 months3%6-12 months19%1-2 years42%2-3 years17%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA RennesAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months18%14%
3-6 months2%1%
6-12 months3%4%
1-2 years19%20%
2-3 years42%46%
> 3 years17%15%

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 Rennes: all subjects Civil service in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 249 decisions of 2025 on civil service with a stated outcome, 63% are dismissals, 32% 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 64%, 32% and 4%. 4 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 Rennes is 1 point lower than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is down 10 points.

Outcomes on civil service in 2025
  • TA Rennes
  • Administrative tribunals
  • Dismissed
  • Annulled or granted
  • No need to rule
  • Withdrawn
  • Referred or transferred
  • Other outcomes
Outcomes on civil service in 2025
OutcomeDecisions 2025ShareShare: Administrative tribunals
Dismissed15863%64%
Annulled or granted8032%32%
No need to rule52%3%
Withdrawn52%2%
Referred or transferred10.4%0.4%

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

See also Tribunal administratif de Rennes: all subjects Civil service 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 804 decisions on civil service in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Rennes issued 253, that is 31%.

On civil service, the Tribunal administratif de Rennes issued 253 of the 8,776 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 3%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 3% for the administrative tribunal of Nantes to 5% for the Tribunal administratif de Rennes. Among the 2 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 59% for the administrative tribunal of Nantes to 63% for the Tribunal administratif de Rennes. The median time ranges from 26 months for the Tribunal administratif de Rennes to 35 months for the administrative tribunal of Nantes.

Decisions on civil service in 2025
Tribunals of the jurisdiction: Civil service
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Nantes4313%59%35 months
Tribunal administratif de Rennes2535%63%26 months
Tribunal administratif de Caen1204%––

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 Civil service in France Tribunal administratif de Rennes: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 253 decisions, or 5% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes, this subject comes behind planning and building permits (268) and ahead of social welfare (224).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration1,72233%66%under a month
Planning and building permits2685%66%24 months
Civil service2535%63%26 months
Social welfare2244%60%–
Local authorities and public property1783%––
Tax1663%––
Education1062%––
Driving licences922%––
Housing882%––
Environment and agriculture802%––
Employment law661%––
Public health621%––
Public procurement411%––
Policing401%––
Elections30.1%––
Other subjects1,89636%50%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.

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 5,285 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes in 2025, 253 fall under civil service (5%), based on the legal texts they cite; 1,896 (36%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

How many decisions on civil service did the Tribunal administratif de Rennes issue in 2025?

The Tribunal administratif de Rennes issued 253 decisions on civil service in 2025 (11% more than in 2024), that is 5% of its 5,285 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 843 decisions.

What is the median time to judgment on civil service at the Tribunal administratif de Rennes?

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 26 months for cases on civil service: a quarter are decided in less than 16 months, a quarter wait more than 33 months. It is the same for all administrative tribunals.

What share of the decisions on civil service at the Tribunal administratif de Rennes are dismissals?

In 2025, 63% of the decisions on civil service of the Tribunal administratif de Rennes with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 64% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 249 of the 253 decisions of the year.

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

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Nantes and Caen issued 431 and 120 respectively.