ENGLISH
- The Ancien Régime, C.B.A. Behrens
(General approach, right on the temporal spot)
- Nobles, Privileges and Taxes in France and at the end of the Ancien Régime, C.B.A. Behrens
- John Law, Antoine Murphy
FRENCH (but possibly translated)
- Les Français et l'Ancien Régime, Pierre Goubert/Daniel Rouche
(For a general approach)
- Histoire de la France de 1348 à 1852, Georges Duby
- L'armée française de la fin du XVIIème siècle au ministère de Choiseul, André Corvisier
(All right, it's a bit outdated, and sociologic observations as well than demographical details aren't that good. It's still quite informative about the principles and the structuration of the army).
- Le dur métier de Roi, Michel Antoine
FRENCH (it would be astonishing it would have been translated).
- Le XVIIIème siècle, Robert Muchembled
(University manual, should give you enough background as well a bibliography)
- Le cœur de l'État : surintendance, contrôle général et intendances des finances, 1552-1791, Michel Antoine
- Chronique maritime de la France d'Ancien Régime, Michel Vergé-Franceschi