The amount has been 50k since the beginning of the year as far as I know. See here from BoI for example:
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So, once you have the IBAN and BIC, it should cost less than 1 euro each for 2 50k transfers. That would seem to be the cheapest way, if you are not in a hurry.
I transferred a sum over 50k to France last year and did not have to provide any information on the source of the funds. However, I don't know if this is the case in general.