 Many families stay on the island for the duration of their vacations.As a famous holiday resort on the Atlantic coast, the island has its fair share of celebrities, past and present.Among others, Jean Monnet, the father of European Unity, singers Charles Aznavour and Claude Nougaro, actors Bernard Giraudeau and Claude Rich, actress Carole Bouquet, writer Philippe Sollers or Princess Caroline of Monaco used to or still do spend their holidays there.