Balma
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Location within Occitanie region  Balma | |
| Coordinates: 43°36′40″N 1°29′58″E / 43.6111°N 1.4994°ECoordinates: 43°36′40″N 1°29′58″E / 43.6111°N 1.4994°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| 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) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31044 / 31130 |
| Elevation | 135–218 m (443–715 ft) |
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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 | ||
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| 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
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