Colle Umberto: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Treviso, Veneto. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Colle Umberto, the first hills between Conegliano and Vittorio Veneto
Between Conegliano and Vittorio Veneto, the Treviso plain starts climbing towards the Pre-Alps, and Colle Umberto sits right on that transition. The lower part of the municipality has fields, vineyards and scattered houses; to the north the ground rises into the first hills, with villas, old farmhouses and climbing lanes. The two nearby towns provide jobs, secondary schools and the hospital, and the A27 motorway runs a few kilometres away.
Buyers face a fairly clear choice. On the plain there are detached family houses with gardens, practical for anyone commuting daily to Conegliano or towards Treviso; in the hills people tend to look for farmhouses to restore and homes with a view, where access, gradients and renovation costs need checking. Overture Maps, an open map of places, records 8 sports facilities in the municipality, 1.59 per 1,000 residents against 0.84 in the province.
In 2023 there were 5,030 residents, down 2.8% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.6, against 46.0 in the province; 24.8% of residents are over 65 and foreign nationals make up 6.4%.
Earthquakes need to be taken seriously here. The belt along the foot of the Treviso Pre-Alps is among the most seismic parts of the Veneto region: in the province, 4 municipalities are in zone 1 and 72 in zone 2. Colle Umberto is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.238 g. For a stone farmhouse to restore, structural strengthening weighs on the budget as much as the finishes; for newer houses, ask to see the structural design.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the hillsides and near the streams running down to the plain, landslides and flooding are checked for the individual plot.
Key points
- Between Conegliano and Vittorio Veneto, where the hills begin.
- 5,030 residents, down 2.8% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.238 g.
- 8 sports facilities, 1.59 per 1,000 residents.
Overview
Colle Umberto is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 5,030 residents, ranked 64 of 94 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Colle Umberto is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (72 of 94) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.238 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Colle Umberto, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 2.8%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Colle Umberto declared an average taxable income of 27,536 euros, above the provincial average (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Colle Umberto is in climate zone E, with 2,659 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 145 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Colle Umberto has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 8 sports facilities.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
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 20.6% of the land in Colle Umberto, compared with 16.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Colle Umberto 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 Umberto.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Colle Umberto: 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
The cadastral maps for Colle Umberto are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.
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 73 inhabited census areas in Colle Umberto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 95.5%
- good 4.5%
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 026020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.