Balma
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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 Occitan 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 in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| Historical population | ||
| YearPop.±% p.a.1793546—1800544−0.05%1806603+1.73%1821635+0.35%1831790+2.21%1836802+0.30%1841785−0.43%1846863+1.91%1851883+0.46%1856840−0.99%1861835−0.12%1866795−0.98%1872797+0.04%1876877+2.42%1881893+0.36%1886944+1.12%1891916−0.60%1896965+1.05%1901913−1.10% | YearPop.±% p.a.1906909−0.09%1911886−0.51%1921821−0.76%1926868+1.12%1931937+1.54%1936966+0.61%19461,276+2.82%19541,724+3.83%19622,890+6.67%19684,276+6.75%19757,127+7.57%19828,117+1.88%19909,506+1.99%199911,944+2.57%200712,946+1.01%201214,245+1.93%201716,568+3.07%202317,772+1.18% | |
| 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% |
| 1901 | 913 | −1.10% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 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% |
| 2023 | 17,772 | +1.18% |
| Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023) |
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