Lommis is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Around 1200, the Herrschaft of Lommis was a fief of Reichenau Abbey of Reichenau and the Counts of Toggenburg, in the possession of the Ministerialis (unfree knights in the service of a feudal overlord) family of Lommis.
The village church was probably built in the High Middle Ages and was part of the parish of Affeltrangen.
[3] The main economic activities were farming and vineyards (until 1900) and peat extraction (until 1918).
At the beginning of the 21st Century the major industries in Lommis included construction, light industry (including timber, aircraft electronics) and, since 1962, airport jobs.
[3] Lommis has an area, as of 2009[update], of 8.6 square kilometers (3.3 sq mi).
[5] The municipality is located in the Münchwilen district, in the Lauche valley near Matzingen.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German(94.3%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.1%) and Albanian being third ( 1.1%).
[8] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Lommis is; 117 children or 10.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 191 teenagers or 17.6% are between 10 and 19.
[14] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53.57% of the vote.
In the federal election, a total of 373 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 52.1%.
[15] The historical population is given in the following table: As of 2007[update], Lommis had an unemployment rate of 0.87%.
[9] From the 2000 census[update], 405 or 42.1% were Roman Catholic, while 388 or 40.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.
Of the children in kindergarten, 14 or 56.0% were female, 2 or 8.0% were not Swiss citizens and 2 or 8.0% did not speak German natively.
The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and last for 6 years.
At the lower primary level, there were 31 children or 62.0% of the total population who were female, 7 or 14.0% were not Swiss citizens and 7 or 14.0% did not speak German natively.
In the upper primary level, 24 or 47.1% were female, 3 or 5.9% were not Swiss citizens and 3 or 5.9% did not speak German natively.