Santa Luce: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Pisa, Toscana. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Santa Luce, Pisan hills between the lake and the Livorno coast
The hills in the south-west of the province of Pisa slope down towards the sea here: Santa Luce sits on these rises among wheat fields, olive groves and woods, with the coast at Rosignano and Cecina within driving distance. The municipality includes the main village and a few hamlets, Pomaia among them, and within its boundaries lies Lake Santa Luce, a man-made reservoir that has become a protected area for water birds.
People buying here usually want space and quiet. On offer are village houses in stone and brick, farmhouses scattered across the old estates and a few recent villas. With a farmhouse, check the access road, water supply, drainage and whether outbuildings and extensions are properly permitted; in the village, roofs and stairs. Pisa and Livorno are the reference points for hospitals and offices, and many also look to the coast for work.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,610 residents in 2023, down 7.3% from 1,737 in 2011. The population is older than the provincial average, with an average age of 50.4 against 46.9 and over-65s at 28.9%. Foreign residents make up 9.4%, households average 1.98 people and declared incomes are below the provincial average.
All 37 municipalities in the province of Pisa are in seismic zone 3; in Santa Luce the expected ground acceleration is 0.139 g. In stone farmhouses altered several times over the years, have a surveyor check how walls, floors and roof are tied together.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. On hillside plots and near ditches, the report reads gradient and the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address.
Key points
- Pisan hills running down to the sea, with Lake Santa Luce.
- Village houses and farmhouses: check access and water.
- All 37 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
- Average age of 50.4, above the provincial average.
Overview
Santa Luce is a municipality in the province of Pisa, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 1,610 residents, ranked 31 of 37 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Santa Luce is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 37 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.139 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 7.3%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Santa Luce declared an average taxable income of 20,787 euros, below the provincial average (25,727 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Santa Luce is in climate zone D, with 1,824 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 200 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Santa Luce has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 2.9% of the land in Santa Luce, compared with 7.0% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Santa Luce is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Toscana 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 Luce.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Santa Luce: 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 Luce 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 37 inhabited census areas in Santa Luce. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 13.9%
- fair 63.9%
- good 22.2%
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 Toscana, 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 050034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.