Collège de l'Esquile, Historical educational building in central Toulouse, France

Collège de l'Esquile occupies a block between Rue du Taur, Rue des Lois and Rue de l'Esquile. Its main portal on Rue du Taur was classified in 1910; the wings along the other two streets were inscribed in 1992 and 1993. The buildings are arranged around a central courtyard that served as a cloister.

Founded probably in the 14th century and certainly before 1417, the college housed six scholarship students named by the archbishop's vicars. In July 1551 Henri II's edict suppressed it along with seven other colleges, merging their assets to found a grand municipal college. The buildings were then completely rebuilt under the capitouls and later enlarged from the 16th to the early 18th century.

The college's name comes from esquila, the Occitan word for the bell that timed students' days. Its former chapel became a cinema and theatre, a centre of Toulouse's social and cultural life and a refuge for Spanish Republican exiles. Since 1997 it has housed the Cinémathèque de Toulouse.

The main entrance portal is located on Rue du Taur, while the protected facades and roofs face Rue des Lois and Rue de l'Esquile. Visitors can explore the public spaces and reach the site easily from the surrounding streets.

The college's name comes from esquila, a bell that regulated the daily schedule of scholarship students during medieval times. This small but essential bell became the namesake for a building that housed generations of learners.