Colle Santa Lucia: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Belluno, Veneto. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Colle Santa Lucia, a Ladin village in the Belluno Dolomites
Above a thousand metres, among woods, meadows and Dolomite rock faces, Colle Santa Lucia is one of the Ladin-speaking villages of the province of Belluno. Houses are spread across small hamlets on the hillside, with the main village gathered around the church. Until the First World War this area belonged to Tyrol, and that history still affects how property is bought today.
For buyers, the biggest difference from the rest of the Veneto region is the land registry. Colle Santa Lucia uses the tavolare system, inherited from Austria: ownership is proven by registration in the land book (libro fondiario), kept by the land registry office, rather than by the deed transcription used elsewhere in Italy. The notary deals with it, but it is worth knowing before you sign a preliminary contract. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are still available, and the report uses them to find the land parcel.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 346 residents in 2023, 45 fewer than the 391 of 2011, a fall of 11.5%. The estimated average age is 49.2, close to the 48.6 of the province, and 25.7% of residents are over 65, below the provincial 28.1%. Foreign residents make up 0.6%.
The climate is high mountain, climate zone F: long cold winters, plenty of snow and heating on for much of the year. In the timber and masonry houses typical of the area, the roof, insulation and the condition of the stove or boiler matter most. Many homes are second homes used in summer and for skiing.
The village is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 26 of the 60 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.088 g. On steep ground the report adds the slope and the official landslide maps for each address.
Key points
- Ladin village in the Dolomites, above a thousand metres.
- Tavolare land registry: ownership goes through the land book.
- 346 residents in 2023, down 11.5% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.088 g.
Overview
Colle Santa Lucia is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 346 residents, among the smallest in the province (57 of 60).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Colle Santa Lucia is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 26 of 60 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.088 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 11.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 0.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Colle Santa Lucia declared an average taxable income of 22,887 euros, below the provincial average (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Colle Santa Lucia is in climate zone F, with 4,880 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,453 metres above sea level.
Services
The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.0% of the land in Colle Santa Lucia, compared with 2.9% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Colle Santa Lucia is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Veneto in 2025. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list no contaminated sites in Colle Santa Lucia.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Colle Santa Lucia: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.
House prices
The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.
Land registry
Colle Santa Lucia uses the tavolare (land book) system, but the Revenue Agency still publishes the maps: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.
Liveability area by area
The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 19 inhabited census areas in Colle Santa Lucia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 5.7%
- fair 92.6%
- good 1.7%
Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out
Data sources
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Veneto, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 025014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.