Balma
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Balma
|commune status = Commune
|image = Balma Lotissement 3.jpg
|caption = An aerial view of Balma
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Balma (Haute-Garonne).svg
|arrondissement = Toulouse
|canton = Toulouse-10
|INSEE = 31044
|postal code = 31130
|mayor = Vincent Terrail-Novès{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Toulouse Métropole
|coordinates = {{coord|43.6111|1.4994|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 135
|elevation max m = 218
|area km2 = 16.59
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Balma ({{IPA|fr|balma}}; {{langx|oc|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 old Provençal word meaning "cave" or "grotto".
History
Balma was established in 1279 as a fief of the bishopric of Toulouse.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balmanais.
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|2518|Balma}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-31044#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |546
|1800 |544
|1806 |603
|1821 |635
|1831 |790
|1836 |802
|1841 |785
|1846 |863
|1851 |883
|1856 |840
|1861 |835
|1866 |795
|1872 |797
|1876 |877
|1881 |893
|1886 |944
|1891 |916
|1896 |965
|1901 |913
|1906 |909
|1911 |886
|1921 |821
|1926 |868
|1931 |937
|1936 |966
|1946 |1276
|1954 |1724
|1962 |2890
|1968 |4276
|1975 |7127
|1982 |8117
|1990 |9506
|1999 |11944
|2007 |12946
|2012 |14245
|2017 |16568
}}
Sport
Balma is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, Balma SC.
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Monument
Balma - La Mairie.jpg|Town hall
Balma - Eglise saint-Joseph.jpg|Saint-Joseph church
Eglise Saint Martin (Lasbordes) à BALMA.jpg|Saint-Martin-de-Boville church
Balma - Ancienne Mairie.jpg|Public Library
Balma - Monument aux Morts.jpg|War monument
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Balma}}
- [http://www.mairie-balma.fr/ Official site]
{{Haute-Garonne communes}}
{{authority control}}
Category:Communes of Haute-Garonne
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