Balma
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| 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-10 |
| Intercommunality | Toulouse Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Terrail-Novès[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.59 km2 (6.41 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 16,520 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/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 old Provençal word meaning "cave" or "grotto".
History[]
Balma was established in 1279 as a fief of the bishopric of Toulouse.[citation needed]
Population[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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% |
| 2006 | 12,793 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 12,951 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 13,829 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 15,807 | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 16,394 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 16,520 | +0.8% |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balmanais.
Sport[]
Balma is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, Balma SC.
Monument[]
Town hall
Saint-Joseph church
Saint-Martin-de-Boville church
Public Library
War monument
See also[]
- Toulouse - Lasbordes Airport
- Stade Municipal de Balma
- 11th Parachute Brigade
- Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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