Bilocale in Cesana Torinese
Bilocale in Cesana Torinese. Habitable, autonomo heating, balcone, arredato.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €70,000 (€1,207/m²), the estimated all-in cost is about €81,600, or €1,407/m²—more than double the local €672/m² benchmark. The habitable, furnished mountain apartment with autonomous heating and a balcony is practical, but the premium is substantial.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable, furnished alpine apartment in a beautiful historic stone-and-slate village, with a striking mountain backdrop and traditional wooden balconies. The interiors are modest and somewhat dated rather than luxurious, but the home appears solid, equipped, and ready to use without major renovation.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€4,000 – €7,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
- The 58 sqm layout is compact, with only one bedroom.
- The kitchen and bathroom are functional but dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- No private garden or parking is shown.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 86/100The cluster sits in the Val di Susa within the Cottian Alps. The Dora Riparia runs down the valley floor below. Ski lifts and downhill pistes serve Sauze d'Oulx directly and the local lift network is linked into the Via Lattea (Milky Way) ski domain. The Via Lattea connects Sauze d'Oulx with Sestriere and Claviere and crosses into France at Montgenèvre; Sestriere was a venue for the 2006 Winter Olympics. Oulx is the nearest town with a railway station on the Turin–Bardonecchia line, providing regional trains to Turin and onward to France. The area is used for winter skiing and for summer hiking and mountain biking tied to the lift network.