Abstract Artemisia verlotiorum essential oils, obtained by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts collected in southern France, were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Among the identified constituents, Î±-thujone (55% and 44%), 1,8-cineole (5% and 15%), Î²-caryophyllene (13% and 7%) and Î²-thujone (5% and 11%), were the main components of the oils, from the vegetative and flowering plants, respectively. The proportions of the oxygenated compounds seemed to increase during flowering.