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Local authorities and public property at the Tribunal administratif de Versailles

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Versailles issued 268 decisions on local authorities and public property (59% more than in 2024), that is 3% of its caseload. 66% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 53% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 22 months, against 21 months for all administrative tribunals.

Activity year by year

On local authorities and public property, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles rose every year, from 155 in 2023 to 268 in 2025. That is an increase of 73%, against an increase of 11% for all administrative tribunals.

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

TA Versailles: decisions on local authorities and public property per year2023 : Decisions 155 ; 2024 : Decisions 169 ; 2025 : Decisions 2680100200300Decisions 2023 : 1552023Decisions 2024 : 1692024Decisions 2025 : 2682025
TA Versailles: decisions on local authorities and public property per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
2023155–2%––
2024169+9%2%––
2025268+59%3%66%22 months

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

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 22 months for cases on local authorities and public property decided at the Tribunal administratif de Versailles: a quarter are decided in less than 16 months, a quarter wait more than 25 months.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles (22 months) is longer than that of all administrative tribunals (21 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles is 3 months; on this subject it is 19 months longer.

The median time is calculated on 204 judgments and rulings; 64 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 time22 monthsagainst 21 months for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than25 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted204out of 268 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Versailles, 2025< 3 months : 21% ; 3-6 months : 0.5% ; 6-12 months : 2% ; 1-2 years : 44% ; 2-3 years : 30% ; > 3 years : 3%21%< 3 months0.5%3-6 months2%6-12 months44%1-2 years30%2-3 years3%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA VersaillesAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months21%27%
3-6 months0.5%3%
6-12 months2%6%
1-2 years44%22%
2-3 years30%33%
> 3 years3%8%

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 Versailles: all subjects Local authorities and public property in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 264 decisions of 2025 on local authorities and public property with a stated outcome, 66% are dismissals, 27% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 6% 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%. 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 Versailles is 13 points higher than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals.

Outcomes on local authorities and public property in 2025
  • TA Versailles
  • 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
Dismissed17466%53%
Annulled or granted7127%37%
No need to rule62%3%
Withdrawn93%4%
Referred or transferred42%3%

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

See also Tribunal administratif de Versailles: 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 Versailles, the 3 administrative tribunals issued 539 decisions on local authorities and public property in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Versailles issued 268, that is 50%.

On local authorities and public property, the Tribunal administratif de Versailles issued 268 of the 4,467 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 6%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 1% for the administrative tribunal of Cergy-Pontoise to 3% for the Tribunal administratif de Versailles.

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 Versailles2683%66%22 months
Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise1681%––
Tribunal administratif d'Orléans1032%––

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

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The other subjects of the court

With 268 decisions, or 3% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles, this subject comes behind social welfare (299) and ahead of driving licences (259).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration5,02249%70%2 months
Housing3824%38%–
Tax3083%69%28 months
Social welfare2993%68%–
Local authorities and public property2683%66%22 months
Driving licences2593%71%–
Civil service2242%68%–
Planning and building permits2132%57%–
Employment law911%––
Education751%––
Public health581%––
Public procurement571%––
Policing450.4%––
Environment and agriculture300.3%––
Elections90.1%––
Other subjects3,01429%46%5 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 Versailles: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 10,354 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles in 2025, 268 fall under local authorities and public property (3%), based on the legal texts they cite; 3,014 (29%) 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 Versailles issue in 2025?

The Tribunal administratif de Versailles issued 268 decisions on local authorities and public property in 2025 (59% more than in 2024), that is 3% of its 10,354 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 592 decisions.

What is the median time to judgment on local authorities and public property at the Tribunal administratif de Versailles?

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 22 months for cases on local authorities and public property: a quarter are decided in less than 16 months, a quarter wait more than 25 months. On this subject it is 21 months for all administrative tribunals.

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

In 2025, 66% of the decisions on local authorities and public property of the Tribunal administratif de Versailles with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 53% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 264 of the 268 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 Cergy-Pontoise and Orléans issued 168 and 103 respectively.