Balma
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| Commune of Balma | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 01° 29' 58" E |
| Latitude | 43° 36' 40" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Toulouse-8 |
| Intercommunality | Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse |
| Mayor | Alain Fillola (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 135 m–218 m |
| Land area¹ | 16.59 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
11 994 |
| - Density (1999) | 719/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31044/ 31130 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Balma is a French commune situated in the Haute-Garonne département of the Midi-Pyrénées région of south-west France. It is near to the city 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".
[edit] Sport
Balma is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, Balma SC.
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