Balma
Commune
An aerial view of Balma
Coat of arms
Location of Balma
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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
• Density	1,000/km² (2,700/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

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balmanais.

Historical population