Santa Giustina: 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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Santa Giustina, in the Valbelluna between Feltre and Belluno
Halfway between Feltre and Belluno, on the northern side of the Valbelluna, the wide Piave valley, Santa Giustina covers the stretch between the river and the mountains of the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park. The land climbs from the valley floor, home to the main village and the business areas, up to meadows and woods on the slopes, with several hamlets at different heights.
For anyone working in Belluno, Feltre or the factories of the valley, the location is central: the valley road and the Belluno-Feltre railway both cross the municipality. Homes are mostly detached, with a garden or vegetable plot, alongside a few blocks of flats in the main village and old stone farmhouses in the hamlets, some waiting to be restored. Climate zone F means long, cold winters with many days of frost, so insulation, windows and heating weigh on the choice as much as the location does. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,579 residents in 2023, down 2.8% on 2011. The average age of 47.7 is lower than the province of Belluno (48.6), and over-65s make up 25.9% against 28.1%. Foreign residents are 5.5%. There are 4 healthcare facilities, above the provincial average per head.
The province of Belluno spans three seismic zones on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and Santa Giustina is in zone 2, along with 26 other municipalities; the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.223 g, a high value. For a stone house to renovate, or a building put up before the current rules, a structural survey is the first cost to budget for.
On the slopes the ground can slip, and the streams running down from the Dolomites to the Piave swell quickly in storms. The report reads slope, landslide and flood hazard for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces each address to its land parcel.
Key points
- In the Valbelluna, halfway between Feltre and Belluno.
- Average age 47.7, below the provincial 48.6.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.223 g.
- Climate zone F: insulation and heating matter a lot.
Overview
Santa Giustina is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 6,579 residents, ranked 7 of 60 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Santa Giustina is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 27 of 60 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.223 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Santa Giustina, 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 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Santa Giustina declared an average taxable income of 25,220 euros, in line with the province (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Santa Giustina is in climate zone F, with 3,071 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 308 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Santa Giustina has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 4 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 8.5% of the land in Santa Giustina, 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
Santa Giustina is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Veneto in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Santa Giustina.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Santa Giustina: 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 Santa Giustina 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 89 inhabited census areas in Santa Giustina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.9%
- fair 77.0%
- good 19.1%
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 025048. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.