Balma
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Commune of Balma |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Toulouse-8 |
| Intercommunality | Greater Toulouse |
| Mayor | Alain Fillola (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 135 m–218 m |
| Land area¹ | 16.59 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
11,994 |
| - Density | 719/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 31044/ 31130 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Balma is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is east of Toulouse.
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".
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Sport
Balma is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, Balma SC.
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