A displacement detection device which detects a displacement of a movable member which is provided so as to be displaceable with respect to a fixed member, comprises: a scale that is provided as a unit with the movable member; a displacement detection section that detects a displacement of the scale; a support member that supports the displacement detection section in a state in which the displacement detection section is able to shift in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to a contact plane where the displacement detection section contacts with the scale at a contact position between the displacement detection section and the scale and in which shifting in a direction other than the direction substantially perpendicular to the contact plane is restricted; and a pressure application member that applies a pressure to the displacement detection section towards the scale.