Balș (Romanian pronunciation: [balʃ] ⓘ) is a town in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania.

The town administers three villages: Corbeni, Româna, and Teiș.

The town is situated on the Wallachian Plain and lies on the banks of the river Olteț.

There are three hypotheses about the town's name: At the 2021 census, Balș had a population of 16,114.

This Olt County location article is a stub.