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Balma Latitude and Longitude:
43°36′40″N 1°29′58″E / 43.6111°N 1.4994°E / 43.6111; 1.4994
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Balma
Commune
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An aerial view of Balma
Coat of arms of Balma
Coat of arms
Location of Balma
Balma is located in France
Balma
Balma
Balma is located in Occitanie
Balma
Balma
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-Novès [1]
Area
1
16.59 km2 (6.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
17,385
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31044 /31130
Elevation135–218 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 old Provençal word meaning " cave" or " grotto".

History

Balma was established in 1279 as a fief of the bishopric of Toulouse.[ citation needed]

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balmanais.

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%
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1901 913−1.10%
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%
Source: EHESS [3] and INSEE (1968-2017) [4]

Sport

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

Monument

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Balma, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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