Balma

Balma
Balma
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Balma
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Toulouse-8
Intercommunality	Grand Toulouse
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Vincent Terrail-Novès
Area1	16.59 km2 (6.41 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	12,951
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Balma 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

Life known by Balma begins in the Middle Ages. Small belonging fief, at least partly, in the bishopric of Toulouse, it was established in baronnie episcopal in 1279. It is therefore the bishop who is in this epoch lord and baron of Balma.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1809	557	—
1842	793	+42.4%
1851	883	+11.3%
1881	894	+1.2%
1891	916	+2.5%
1896	965	+5.3%
1901	913	−5.4%
1954	1,724	+88.8%
1962	2,890	+67.6%
1968	4,276	+48.0%
1975	7,127	+66.7%
1982	8,117	+13.9%
1990	9,506	+17.1%
1994	11,689	+23.0%
1999	11,944	+2.2%
2008	12,951	+8.4%

Sport

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

Monument

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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

See also

• Toulouse - Lasbordes Airport
• Stade Municipal de Balma
• 11th Parachute Brigade
• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official site