{{for|the Aboriginal Australian sacred site|Yalangbara, Northern Territory}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{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<ref>{{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}}</ref> |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 Occitan 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'' in French. {{Historical populations |align = none |cols = 2 |percentages = pagr |source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|2518|Balma}}</ref> and INSEE (1968-2023)<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-31044#tableau-POPREF_G1 Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023], INSEE</ref> |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 |2023 |17772 }}
==Sport== Balma is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, Balma SC.
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== Monument == <gallery mode=packed> 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 </gallery>
==See also== * Toulouse - Lasbordes Airport * Stade Municipal de Balma * 11th Parachute Brigade *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Balma}} * [http://www.mairie-balma.fr/ Official site]
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Category:Communes of Haute-Garonne
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