Motta Santa Lucia stands at the top of a hill 590 meters above sea level, geographically located in the lowerSavuto valley, on the slopes ofSila Piccola, on the border with the province of Cosenza. The altimetric profile of the municipal territory is between 169 and 1351 meters above sea level.
The surface area of Motta Santa Lucia is 26.3 km2.