A piezoelectric drive element includes: a movable part; a pair of piezoelectric drive parts each connected at one end portion thereof to the movable part and configured to rotate the movable part about at least a rotation axis; and a fixing part to which end portions of the piezoelectric drive parts are connected. The pair of piezoelectric drive parts are aligned in a direction along the rotation axis with the movable part located therebetween, a width of the movable part is narrower than a width of each of the pair of piezoelectric drive parts in a plan view, and the fixing part is placed in a gap region that is outside the movable part and that is located between the pair of piezoelectric drive parts in a plan view.