- Balma
French commune
nomcommune=Balma
région=Midi-Pyrénées
département=Haute-Garonne
arrondissement=Toulouse
canton=Toulouse-8
insee=31044
cp=31130
maire=Alain Fillola
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Greater Toulouse
longitude=1.49944444444
latitude=43.6111111111
alt moy=
alt mini=135 m
alt maxi=218 m
hectares=1,659
km²=16.59
sans=11,994
date-sans=1999
dens=719
date-dens=1999Balma is a commune in the
Haute-Garonne department in southwesternFrance . It is east ofToulouse .As of the 1999 French census, the population of Balma is 11 994. 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.port
Balma is the home of
Championnat de France Amateurs club,Balma SC .ee also
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Toulouse - Lasbordes Airport
*Stade Municipal de Balma
*11th Parachute Brigade External links
* [http://www.mairie-balma.fr/ City Hall]
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