<p>I don't think its to do with <a class="issue-link js-issue-link" data-error-text="Failed to load issue title" data-id="309884107" data-permission-text="Issue title is private" data-url="https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/issues/1800" href="https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/1800">#1800</a> , because that PR doesn't change any of the underlying logic - its just adds the red highlighting and the place name to the error box.</p>
<p>I tried doing a nominatim search, and its the address string thats wrong.<br>
The full address in English - <a href="https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search.php?q=A1N5G0%2C+Place+des+Archives%2C+Perrache%2C+Lyon+2nd+arrondissement%2C+Lyon%2C+M%C3%A9tropole+de+Lyon%2C+departmental+constituency+of+Rhone%2C+Auvergne-Rhone-Alps%2C+Metropolitanes+France%2C+69002%2C+France&polygon_geojson=1&viewbox=" rel="nofollow">A1N5G0, Place des Archives, Perrache, Lyon 2nd arrondissement, Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, departmental constituency of Rhone, Auvergne-Rhone-Alps, Metropolitanes France, 69002, France</a> returns nothing, but the shorter <a href="https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search.php?q=A1N5G0%2C+Place+des+Archives%2C+Perrache&polygon_geojson=1&viewbox=" rel="nofollow">A1N5G0, Place des Archives, Perrache</a> returns the full address.</p>
<p>Crucially though, the positive result returns the full address in french, which then <em>does</em> work when you do the <a href="https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search.php?q=A1N5G0%2C+Place+des+Archives%2C+Perrache%2C+Lyon+2e+Arrondissement%2C+Lyon%2C+M%C3%A9tropole+de+Lyon%2C+Departemental+constituency+of+Rh%C3%B4ne%2C+Auvergne-Rh%C3%B4ne-Alpes%2C+Metropolitan+France%2C+69002%2C+France&polygon_geojson=1&viewbox=" rel="nofollow">search again</a></p>
<p>So my guess is its something to do with the translating into English and (in the example) German.</p>

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