diff --git a/src/agenda_culturel/templates/agenda_culturel/place_unknown_form.html b/src/agenda_culturel/templates/agenda_culturel/place_unknown_form.html
index 24a4e75..ef6e009 100644
--- a/src/agenda_culturel/templates/agenda_culturel/place_unknown_form.html
+++ b/src/agenda_culturel/templates/agenda_culturel/place_unknown_form.html
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
     {% include "agenda_culturel/single-event/event-single-inc.html" with event=object noedit=1 %}
   </article>
   <script>
+    function htmlDecode(str) {
+      const doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(str, "text/html");
+      return doc.documentElement.textContent;
+  }
+
     const element = document.querySelector('#id_place');
     const choices = new Choices(element, {
       searchResultLimit: 10,
@@ -57,7 +62,7 @@
     choices.showDropdown();
 
     setTimeout(() => {
-      const searchTerm = '{{ object.location }}';
+      const searchTerm = htmlDecode('{{ object.location }}');
       choices.input.focus();
       choices.input.value = searchTerm;
       choices._handleSearch(searchTerm);