Balma | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
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[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Toulouse Métropole |
Coordinates: | 43.6111°N 1.4994°W |
Elevation Min M: | 135 |
Elevation Max M: | 218 |
Area Km2: | 16.59 |
Balma (in French pronounced as /balma/; Occitan (post 1500);: 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".
Balma was established in 1279 as a fief of the bishopric of Toulouse.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balmanais.
Balma is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, Balma SC.