Pont de Levallois–Bécon Métro station lies close to the north-eastern end of the island.

[1] In 1818, the Duke of Orléans, Louis-Philippe, acquired the Château de Neuilly to house his family of ten children.

[2][3] Between 1850 and 1870, Napoléon III and Baron Haussmann further modified the island, and artists began painting there.

In addition to Georges Seurat, artist such as Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Alfred Sisley, Charles Angrand, and Albert Gleizes painted scenes of the island.

[4][5] In June 2009, a walk around the island (Île des Impressionnistes) was established, detailing the works of the Impressionists.