Rustico ad Arpuilles
TRICOLOCALE/RUSTICO NEL CUORE DI ARPUILLES La Tempocasa di Aosta propone in vendita IN ESCLUSIVA un suggestivo rustico situato nel centro storico di Arpuilles, in posizione comoda e facilmente raggiungibile in auto dalla strada principale. L'immobile, un tempo adibito ad ex latteria del paese, è attualmente censito…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The text explicitly says the property is F/2, in a raw/non-habitable state, with only hypothetical future residential conversion and no approved project. At €9,000 for 100 sqm the entry price is tiny, but with full restoration (~€1,100/sqm) the effective cost is about €1,190/sqm versus a €369/sqm baseline, and the current listing data is contradictory (called trilocale with 2 baths despite a non-habitable shell and only 1 photo).
More on the house and the area
This has some historic intrigue as a former village dairy in Arpuilles, and the price is undeniably eye-catching. But the listing itself says it is a raw, non-habitable F/2 shell with no approved project, so this is a renovation project rather than a home you could realistically live in soon.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €59,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Only one photo, so visual appeal and views cannot be verified
- Listed as F/2 and explicitly non-habitable in raw shell condition
- No approved residential conversion project mentioned
- Stated size is indicative, not reliable
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 74/100The cluster is in the upper Valpelline/Gran San Bernardo side of the Aosta Valley, with the Pennine Alps around it. The Buthier river system runs through this side valley and the main Dora Baltea valley is close by. The Gran San Bernardo route and pass are the defining corridor of the area, with high alpine slopes, conifer woods and pasture above the valley floor. Pila, the main ski area above Aosta, is the nearest substantial lift system and is reached by road to Aosta and the cableway in roughly half an hour; Crevacol on the Gran San Bernardo road is also nearby and usually a shorter drive. Aosta is the nearest town of size and has the full range of services as the regional capital, along with major Roman remains and the historic centre. The area is known for alpine pasture landscapes, Fontina production and the road connection toward the Great St Bernard.