Morteau is a commune, in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography This little city is situated in a widening of the Doubs river valley. The proximity of Switzerland (10 km from Neuchâtel) gives jobs to transborder workers, as well as providing a clientele for the businesses of the Morteau valley. History The Roman expansion (200 BCE, 100 CE) began the decline of the Celts. At the Battle of Alesia, at the side of Arvernes, there were an equal number… (More on Morteau)