In Ouessant, « the impression of going back in time is constant » – Liberation

No one arrives at Ouessant by chance. Neither travelers passing through – between 40,000 and 60,000 per year – nor the 850 inhabitants who live there year -round. Among them, most were born there, rooted for generations; Others have landed more recently, attracted by a timeless existence. Bertrand and Mélanie say they were there « Stranded », Like a piece of wood on a strike swept by the winds. For the man with untamed hair and with ocean-colored eyes, the meeting with the island dates back to his childhood, in the house of his grandfather where he came to spend his holidays. For her, who grew up far from the Embruns, near the Annecy mountains, love at first sight occurred last summer. Bertrand offered to discover this piece of land off the coast of Finistère – the last radiance of France before America.

Since then, the forties have lived in shared in the large family building, built like the island: sober, robust, and cut to resist the power of the elements, omnipresent in the daily life of the islanders. The two friends are there for an indefinite period. « I am better here than elsewhere, he says, Seated in his green garden turned to the ocean. And then, once we have lived to the rhythm of Ouessant, it is difficult to backtrack, to readjust yourself to a « normal » life. « 

No need to even set foot on Ouessant to feel its unique character. The change of scenery begins at the EMBA