Car-free, crescent-shaped, and Napoleon's last night in France. A fuller Île d'Aix guide is being written.
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Getting there
- Access
- Ferry from Fouras (20 min). No cars — bikes and horse carts only.
More Atlantic islands
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Île de Ré Whitewashed villages, green shutters, salt pans and 110 km of cycle path -
Île d'Oléron The largest French island after Corsica — oysters, dunes and a lighthouse -
Île d'Yeu A granite wild coast on one side, sandy coves on the other -
Noirmoutier Salt marshes, early potatoes, and a road the sea covers twice a day