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La Fatarella () is a municipality in northern Terra Alta, within the region of Ribera d'Ebre in Spain. It has a population of .
The Fatarella has irregular and winding streets that present an architectonic element locally known as perxes, which are sections of a street being covered by envigats, or stone arcs, that unite several houses. The origins of the Fatarella present town is medieval, as the facades of many houses show, having porticoes of stone with thresholds carved with different symbols and inscriptions.
During the Middle Ages the town was walled to offer protection for its inhabitants, mainly from brigands and wolves. The walls are between in width. This defensive system continued until well into the 17th century, when the a population boom forced the city to expand beyond the walls. Nowadays, vestiges of these walls can still be seen, from which access doors on the enclosure can be deduced.
La Fatarella, especially neighboring Serra de la Fatarella mountain range, was one of the main locations of the Battle of the Ebro in the Spanish Civil War. A monument to commemorate the victims was erected in 2010.
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