Balma

Balma
Commune
An aerial view of Balma
Coat of arms
Location of Balma
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Coordinates: 43°36′40″N 1°29′58″E / 43.6111°N 1.4994°E / 43.6111; 1.4994
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Toulouse-10
Intercommunality	Toulouse Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Vincent Terrail-Novès1
Area 1	16.59 km2 (6.41 sq mi)
Population  (2023)2	17,772
• Density	1,071/km2 (2,775/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31044 /31130
Elevation	135–218 m (443–715 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Balma (French pronunciation: [balma]; Occitan: Balmar) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is east of Toulouse.

The name of the town comes from the Occitan word meaning "cave" or "grotto".

Balma was established in 1279 as a fief of the bishopric of Toulouse.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balmanais in French.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 546 —     1800 544 −0.05% 1806 603 +1.73% 1821 635 +0.35% 1831 790 +2.21% 1836 802 +0.30% 1841 785 −0.43% 1846 863 +1.91% 1851 883 +0.46% 1856 840 −0.99% 1861 835 −0.12% 1866 795 −0.98% 1872 797 +0.04% 1876 877 +2.42% 1881 893 +0.36% 1886 944 +1.12% 1891 916 −0.60% 1896 965 +1.05% 1901 913 −1.10%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 909 −0.09% 1911 886 −0.51% 1921 821 −0.76% 1926 868 +1.12% 1931 937 +1.54% 1936 966 +0.61% 1946 1,276 +2.82% 1954 1,724 +3.83% 1962 2,890 +6.67% 1968 4,276 +6.75% 1975 7,127 +7.57% 1982 8,117 +1.88% 1990 9,506 +1.99% 1999 11,944 +2.57% 2007 12,946 +1.01% 2012 14,245 +1.93% 2017 16,568 +3.07% 2023 17,772 +1.18%
Source: EHESS3 and INSEE (1968-2023)4

Balma is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, Balma SC.

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  Town hall
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  Saint-Joseph church
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  Saint-Martin-de-Boville church
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  Public Library
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  War monument