Abstract Artemisia verlotiorum Lamotte plants originating from Côte-d'Azur (France) were hydrodistilled and the oil (0.35% yield) was analyzed by a combination of GC and GC/MS. Among mass spectra recorded, more than 70 constituents accounting for 96% of the oil were characterized. The major compounds were α-thujone (47.0%), β-thujone (10.0%), 1,8-cineole (21.0%) and β-caryophyllene (3.4%). Twenty other sesquiterpenic derivatives were also present (4.0%).