Balm bei Messen was a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

[2] Balm bei Messen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.18 square kilometers (0.84 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) or 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Holly Branch Vert in bend sinister over a Mount of 3 Coupeaux of the same.

[6] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (107 or 98.2%), with French being second most common (1 or 0.9%) and Albanian being third (1 or 0.9%).

[7] Of the population in the village 49 or about 45.0% were born in Balm bei Messen and lived there in 2000.

[8] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Balm bei Messen is; 4 children or 3.7% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 31 teenagers or 28.4% are between 7 and 19.

[10] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][11] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 44.27% of the vote.

[12] There were 55 residents of the village who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.0% of the workforce.

[14] From the 2000 census[update], 13 or 11.9% were Roman Catholic, while 88 or 80.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

[7] As of 2000[update], there were 27 students from Balm bei Messen who attended schools outside the village.