Saint-Godefroi (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡɔdəfʁwa]; formerly spelled as Saint-Godefroy) is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Bonaventure Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 350 in the 2021 Canadian census.

It is situated on the north shore of Chaleur Bay along Quebec Route 132. In addition to Saint-Godefroi itself, the township also includes the community of Kelly (48°6′53″N 65°8′7″W / 48.11472°N 65.13528°W / 48.11472; -65.13528).

Settlement began in the mid-19th century, and in 1873 the Parish of Saint-Godefroi was founded, named in honour of Charles-Godefroi Fournier (1829-1902), priest and founder of the parish. In 1889, its post office opened under the name of Saint-Godfroy.

On December 16, 1913, the Township Municipality of Saint-Godefroy was created when the Township Municipality of Hope was divided in two. In 1924, Saint-Godefroy lost more than half its area when the Municipality of Shigawake was formed. In 1940, the spelling of the post office name was adjusted to Saint-Godefroi, while the township's name was not corrected until much later (the 1981 census was the last census to use the spelling "Saint-Godefroy*).

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Godefroi had a population of 350 living in 177 of its 200 total private dwellings, a change of -7.9% from its 2016 population of 380. With a land area of 63.57 km (24.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.5/km (14.3/sq mi) in 2021.

Historical Census Data - Saint-Godefroi, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,409 —     1931 848 −39.8% 1941 923 +8.8% 1951 717 −22.3% 1956 801 +11.7% 1961 900 +12.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 891 −1.0% 1971 798 −10.4% 1976 718 −10.0% 1981 670 −6.7% 1986 582 −13.1% 1991 565 −2.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 488 −13.6% 2001 373 −23.6% 2006 370 −0.8% 2011 405 +9.5% 2016 380 −6.2% 2021 350 −7.9%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongue (2021):

• English as first language: 10.0%
• French as first language: 87.1%
• English and French as first language: 1.4%
• Other as first language: 1.4%

List of former mayors:

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• Réginald Joseph (...–2005)
• Gérard-Raymond Blais (2005–2017)
• Grenade Grenier (2017–2022)
• Gérard Litalien (2022–present)

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